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CDUS43 KTOP 162143  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
443 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2024  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 65 252 PM 88 1938 69 -4 69  
MINIMUM 28 424 AM 24 1966 45 -17 38  
AVERAGE 47 57 -10 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.74 1980 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.61 -1.59 0.19  
SINCE SEP 1 1.39 5.13 -3.74 1.39  
SINCE JAN 1 26.73 32.02 -5.29 21.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JAN 1 9.3 11.7 -2.4 4.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 9 9 11  
MONTH TO DATE 72 102 -30 83  
SINCE SEP 1 75 153 -78 84  
SINCE JUL 1 76 154 -78 84  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 26 22 49  
SINCE SEP 1 266 205 61 323  
SINCE JAN 1 1726 1525 201 1856    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 700 AM  
LOWEST 22 200 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 19 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 640 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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