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CXUS53 KTOP 011518 CCA
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
914 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024
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 66 01/31 39 27 62
LOWEST -8 01/15 16 -24 8
AVG. MAXIMUM 35.2 40.4 -5.2 44.4
AVG. MINIMUM 18.0 20.0 -2.0 24.2
MEAN 26.6 30.2 -3.6 34.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 8 8.8 -0.8 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 28.3 -2.3 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 1.5 3.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.24 1949
MINIMUM T 1986
TOTALS 2.25 0.89 1.36 1.15
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.04
DAYS >= .01 11 5.9 5.1 9
DAYS >= .10 6 2.4 3.6 3
DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.96 01/08 TO 01/09 0.64
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.0 1993
TOTALS 8.5 4.6 3.9 3.1
SINCE 7/1 17.0 10.1 6.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0
DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.5 1.5 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 01/16 1 01/13
01/17
01/18
01/21
01/25
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1181 1078 103 944
SINCE 7/1 2743 3001 -258 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/310 DATE 01/09
29/320 01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 01/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 1
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 13
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA IN JANUARY. FREQUENT
PRECIPITATION FROM THESE SYSTEMS MADE FOR A WET MONTH. THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION RANKED AS THE TWELFTH-WETTEST JANUARY ON
RECORD. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL CAME ON JANUARY 5 AND JANUARY 8-9. THE
PRECIPITATION ON JANUARY 8 STARTED AS RAIN BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW
WITH A RECORD 0.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FALLING. A VERY COLD
AIRMASS BUILT IN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. WIND CHILLS OF -15
TO -25 WERE COMMON FROM LATE MORNING JANUARY 13 THROUGH LATE MORNING
OF JANUARY 16. HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO FROM JANUARY 13 THROUGH 15. THIS TIES FOR THE THIRD-LONGEST
SUCH STRETCH ON RECORD. TEMPERATURE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY FOR A FEW DAYS
BUT WIND CHILLS RETURNED TO AROUND -15 FOR THE MORNINGS OF JANUARY
19 AND 20. A CLOUDY AND DAMP PERIOD DOMINATED JANUARY 22 THROUGH
JANUARY 27 WITH PERIODS OF FOG EACH NIGHT.
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