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CXUS53 KTOP 011532 CCA
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
932 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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 84 02/29/1972
LOW -25 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 83 02/26 49 34 71
LOWEST 11 02/17 19 -8 8
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.3 45.7 14.6 53.2
AVG. MINIMUM 29.9 24.2 5.7 23.8
MEAN 45.1 34.9 10.2 38.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 5.2 -5.2 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 18 22.6 -4.6 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.59 1911
MINIMUM 0.00 1917
TOTALS 0.90 1.31 -0.41 2.86
DAILY AVG. 0.03 NAN NAN 0.10
DAYS >= .01 4 6.0 -2.0 9
DAYS >= .10 2 3.2 -1.2 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0.9 -0.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.75 02/03 TO 02/04 1.02
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.1 1900
TOTALS 0.8 5.2 -4.4 0.6
SINCE 7/1 17.8 15.3 2.5 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T -1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T MM 02/09
02/16
02/17
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 570 841 -271 736
SINCE 7/1 3313 3894 -581 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/340 DATE 02/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/310 DATE 02/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
WARM CONDITIONS WERE THE MAIN THEME THIS MONTH. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS THE SECOND-WARMEST FOR ANY FEBRUARY ON
RECORD...TRAILING ONLY FEBRUARY OF 1930. THE AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS THE HIGHEST ON RECORD...AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 2017 BY
NEARLY THREE DEGREES. DAILY RECORD HIGHS WERE SET ON FEBURARY 1 AND
FEBRUARY 26...WITH RECORD HIGHEST MININUMS SET ON FEBRUARY
1...2...AND 7. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH DURING THE
AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 27 WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING FROM 75 DEGREES
TO 22 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT. NORTH WINDS GUSTED TO 53 MPH
BEHIND THE FRONT AND LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATED THAT EVENING. THE MONTH
STARTED WET WITH OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN FALLING ON
FEBRUARY 3 AND 4...BUT ONLY 0.07 INCHES FELL DURING THE REMAINDER OF
THE MONTH.
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