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CDUS43 KTOP 172234  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
434 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 21 1231 AM 66 1923 40 -19 48  
MINIMUM 14 1009 AM -12 1930 20 -6 22  
AVERAGE 18 30 -12 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.42 2020 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.23 0.48 0.75 1.16  
SINCE DEC 1 1.69 1.97 -0.28 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 1.23 0.48 0.75 1.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 4.2 1987 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.4 -2.4 16.8  
SINCE JAN 1 T 2.4 -2.4 16.8  
SINCE JUL 1 4.7 7.9 -3.2 20.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 47 35 12 30  
MONTH TO DATE 471 593 -122 733  
SINCE DEC 1 1364 1557 -193 1590  
SINCE JUL 1 2124 2517 -393 2232  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 71 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -13 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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