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CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT...AMMENDED TO ADD REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
921 AM CST THU JAN 01 2026
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 77 12/06/1939
LOW -26 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 69 12/27 46 23 64
LOWEST 6 12/14 18 -12 13
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.9 43.8 5.1 47.4
AVG. MINIMUM 23.0 24.0 -1.0 26.7
MEAN 35.9 33.9 2.0 37.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 5.8 -0.8 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 26.1 -2.1 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.08 1944
MINIMUM 0.04 1996
TOTALS 0.46 1.49 -1.03 0.40
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.04 0.01
DAYS >= .01 4 5.8 -1.8 5
DAYS >= .10 1 2.8 -1.8 2
DAYS >= .50 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 12/01 TO 12/01 0.26
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.2 2009
TOTALS 4.7 4.1 0.6 T
SINCE 7/1 4.7 5.5 -0.8 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 12/02 2 12/01
24 HR TOTAL 4.7 12/01 TO 12/01 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 893 964 -71 857
SINCE 7/1 1653 1925 -272 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 1515 1534 -19 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/310 DATE 12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/320 DATE 12/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
DECEMBER SAW A VARIETY OF INTERESTING WEATHER. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WERE COMMON IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WHILE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WERE THE NORM DURING THE LAST HALF. A RECORD 4.7
INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON DECEMBER 1.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 56 MPH ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 10 AND
54 MPH ON THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 18. PERIODS OF FOG WERE COMMON
FROM DECEMBER 23 TO 26 WITH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SEEING FOG. DECEMBER 28 STARTED WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 50S BUT A STRONG COLD FRONT CAUSED
TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON WITH BRIEF
SNOW SHOWERS. WIND CHILL VALUES ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 29 WERE
AROUND -5...FEELING NEARLY 60 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS
MORNING.
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