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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1015 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2023

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             85   11/08/2006
                       11/08/1980
 LOW              -5   11/27/1887
HIGHEST           79   11/07         61      18       82
LOWEST            14   11/26         27     -13       15
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.4               55.2     3.2     55.8
AVG. MINIMUM    32.4               33.1    -0.7     30.8
MEAN            45.4               44.2     1.2     43.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.9    -0.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    16               15.2     0.8       19
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.07   1931
 MINIMUM           T   1989
TOTALS          1.56               1.78   -0.22     2.78
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.06   -0.01     0.09
DAYS >= .01        6                6.2    -0.2        7
DAYS >= .10        4                3.1     0.9        4
DAYS >= .50        2                1.1     0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.60   11/25 TO 11/26               2.15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           9.8   1888
TOTALS           7.2                1.0     6.2      0.6
SINCE 7/1        7.2                1.4     5.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6   11/26                           1  11/15
 24 HR TOTAL     7.2   11/25 TO 11/26                 MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    583                627     -44      654
 SINCE 7/1       824                961    -137       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        8
 SINCE 1/1      1883               1534     349       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/320    DATE  11/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/320    DATE  11/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.23
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

THE BIGGEST STORY OF NOVEMBER WAS A HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE END OF THE
MONTH. SNOW BEGAN ON THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF THE 25TH AND CONTINUED
INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF THE 26TH. A RECORD 6.3 INCHES FELL ON THE
25TH AND COMBINED WITH 0.9 INCHES ON THE 26TH FOR A STORM TOTAL OF
7.2 INCHES. THE 6.3 INCHES WAS THE SECOND-HIGHEST ONE-DAY TOTAL ON
RECORD FOR NOVEMBER...WHILE THE TWO-DAY TOTAL PLACED AS THE FOURTH-
HIGHEST FOR NOVEMBER. THIS STORM WAS ALSO ENOUGH TO PLACE THIS
NOVEMBER AS THE SIXTH-SNOWIEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD. BASED ON TWO-DAY
TOTALS...THIS STORM HAD THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM ANY STORM
SINCE FEBRUARY 2014. THIS EVENT ALONG WITH RAINFALL EVENTS A WEEK
BEFORE AND ON THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH PUT THE MONTH/S TOTAL
PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. TEMPERATURES ALSO AVERAGED TO BE CLOSE TO
NORMAL...THOUGH A RECORD LOW OF 18 DEGREES WAS SENT ON THE 1ST AND A
RECORD HIGH OF 79 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 7TH.

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