584  
CDUS43 KTOP 182136  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
436 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 138 AM 92 1948 68 -5 85  
MINIMUM 49 944 AM 30 1961 45 4 49  
AVERAGE 56 56 0 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.75 2.10 1970 0.14 0.61 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.01 -0.20 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 2.86 4.26 -1.40 2.59  
SINCE JAN 1 6.01 6.46 -0.45 6.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1939 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2013  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE JAN 1 9.3 11.6 -2.3 4.0  
SINCE JUL 1 17.8 17.1 0.7 6.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 10 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 124 215 -91 136  
SINCE MAR 1 585 821 -236 767  
SINCE JUL 1 3898 4664 -766 4345  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 33 11 22 17  
SINCE MAR 1 38 16 22 17  
SINCE JAN 1 38 16 22 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 77 300 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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