Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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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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