Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT...AMMENDED TO INCLUDE REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1015 AM CDT TUE AUG 01 2023
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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 114 07/24/1936
LOW 43 07/05/1972
HIGHEST 104 07/28 90 14 103
LOWEST 59 07/10 67 -8 59
AVG. MAXIMUM 91.3 90.2 1.1 91.9
AVG. MINIMUM 69.0 69.3 -0.3 70.5
MEAN 80.2 79.8 0.4 81.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 19 17.0 2.0 22
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 12.02 1950
MINIMUM 0.02 1935
TOTALS 4.47 3.99 0.48 2.61
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.13 0.01 0.08
DAYS >= .01 7 8.8 -1.8 11
DAYS >= .10 7 5.8 1.2 6
DAYS >= .50 2 2.6 -0.6 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.56 07/14 TO 07/14 1.06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 2017
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM
COOLING TOTAL 477 457 20 509
SINCE 1/1 1041 921 120 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/320 DATE 07/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/320 DATE 07/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
THE MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR JULY WAS A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM EVENT ON JULY 14. THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFTERNOON PRODUCED
WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE ACROSS TOPEKA AND CONSIDERABLE POWER OUTAGES.
A PEAK WIND OF 73 MPH WAS MEASURED AT BILLARD AIRPORT. THE STORMS
ALSO PRODUCED A DAILY RECORD OF 2.56 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. FOR
THE MONTH...BOTH THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WERE CLOSE TO NORMAL. A FEW PERIODD OF HIGH HEAT WERE OBSERVED. HEAT
INDICES REACHED 101 TO 105 FROM JULY 11 THROUGH JULY 14 AND 106 TO
113 FROM JULY 25 THROUGH JULY 28. A RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON JULY 26 AT 82 DEGREES AND WAS SET ON JULY 28
AT 81 DEGREES.
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