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CDUS43 KTOP 180622  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1222 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 21 1231 AM 66 1923 40 -19 48  
MINIMUM 10 1140 PM -12 1930 20 -10 22  
AVERAGE 16 30 -14 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 49 35 14 30  
MONTH TO DATE 473 593 -120 733  
SINCE DEC 1 1366 1557 -191 1590  
SINCE JUL 1 2126 2517 -391 2232  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 71 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -13 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 529 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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