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CXUS53 KTOP 011634
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1033 AM CST WED FEB 01 2023
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 78 01/28/2015
LOW -23 01/19/1892
HIGHEST 62 01/01 39 23 70
LOWEST 8 01/31 16 -8 0
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.4 40.4 4.0 43.1
AVG. MINIMUM 24.2 20.0 4.2 18.0
MEAN 34.3 30.2 4.1 30.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 8.8 -4.8 9
DAYS MIN <= 32 27 28.3 -1.3 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.5 -1.5 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.24 1949
MINIMUM T 1986
TOTALS 1.15 0.89 0.26 0.52
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.02
DAYS >= .01 9 5.9 3.1 4
DAYS >= .10 3 2.4 0.6 3
DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.64 01/18 TO 01/19 0.25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.0 1993
TOTALS 3.1 4.6 -1.5 5.1
SINCE 7/1 5.2 10.1 -4.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.5 0.5 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 01/13 3 01/15
01/21
01/25
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 944 1078 -134 1060
SINCE 7/1 2842 3001 -159 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/160 DATE 01/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/150 DATE 01/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
TEMPERATURES THAT WERE BELOW NORMAL WERE RARE IN JANUARY. DAILY
VALUES OF FIVE TO FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WERE
COMMON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FIRST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MONTH. THE
MONTH ENDED WITH MUCH COOLER WEATHER. OVERALL...THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY WAS THE EIGHTEENTH-WARMEST ON RECORD.
PRECIPITATION WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AND INCLUDED THREE SNOW
EVENTS WITH EACH EVENT BRINGING ABOUT ONE INCH OF SNOW. DENSE FOG
WAS COMMON FROM AROUND SUNRISE OF JANUARY 2 THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN
HOURS OF JANUARY 3.
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