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CXUS53 KTOP 011727 CCA
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED RECORD HIGH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1227 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2025
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 04/25/2012
04/06/1893
LOW 10 04/03/1975
HIGHEST 88 04/13 71 17 89
LOWEST 26 04/08 38 -12 28
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.0 67.0 1.0 72.8
AVG. MINIMUM 45.7 43.9 1.8 46.8
MEAN 56.8 55.5 1.3 59.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 3.8 -0.8 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.69 1999
MINIMUM 0.62 1989
TOTALS 2.90 3.81 -0.91 4.45
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.13 -0.03 0.15
DAYS >= .01 13 10.0 3.0 10
DAYS >= .10 7 6.7 0.3 7
DAYS >= .50 1 2.8 -1.8 5
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.78 04/22 TO 04/23 1.08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1926
TOTALS T 0.1 -0.1 T
SINCE 7/1 29.1 17.1 12.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 265 309 -44 199
SINCE 7/1 4532 4758 -226 MM
COOLING TOTAL 27 22 5 50
SINCE 1/1 37 27 10 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/160 DATE 04/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/180 DATE 04/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
CONDITIONS FOR APRIL AVERAGED TO BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL...WITH
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMOUNT
FOR THE MONTH. ONLY TWO DAYS SAW MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION OVER THE
FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH...WHILE ONLY TWO DAYS OVER THE LAST HALF OF
THE MONTH HAD NO PRECIPITATION. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
DECAYING SHOWERS GUSTED TO 63 MPH IN THE PREDAWN HOURS OF APRIL 23.
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