Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011555
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
955 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 77 12/06/1939
LOW -26 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 66 12/07 46 20 69
LOWEST 21 12/19 18 3 -4
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 43.8 6.6 42.9
AVG. MINIMUM 31.4 24.0 7.4 22.6
MEAN 40.9 33.9 7.0 32.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 5.8 -5.8 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 19 26.1 -7.1 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.08 1944
MINIMUM 0.04 1996
TOTALS 2.92 1.49 1.43 0.99
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.03
DAYS >= .01 12 5.8 6.2 7
DAYS >= .10 5 2.8 2.2 3
DAYS >= .50 2 0.9 1.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.50 12/24 TO 12/25 0.70
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.2 2009
TOTALS 1.3 4.1 -2.8 1.5
SINCE 7/1 8.5 5.5 3.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.2 -0.2 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 12/27 1 12/24
12/25
12/26
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 738 964 -226 992
SINCE 7/1 1529 1925 -396 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 1883 1534 349 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/180 DATE 12/07
25/300 12/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 12/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CONSISTENTLY WARM TEMPERATURES WERE NOTABLE IN DECEMBER. AFTER THE
FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH...EACH DAY/S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
ABOVE NORMAL. THE MOST EXTREME WARMTH CAME ON DECEMBER 21...WITH A
RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM OF 51 DEGREES THAT DAY. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TIED FOR THE FOURTH WARMEST ON RECORD. RAIN
WAS COMMON THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS EVE WITH A RECORD 1.39 INCHES
ACCUMULATING. THE MONTH/S TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.92
INCHES...PLACING AT THE ELEVENTH WETTEST DECEMBER.
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