867
CXUS53 KTOP 031405 AAA
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT...AMENDED REMARKS SECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
805 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2026
...............................
..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 02/24/1930
LOW -25 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 77 02/09 49 28 73
LOWEST 11 02/23 19 -8 -13
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.0 45.7 11.3 39.8
AVG. MINIMUM 28.3 24.2 4.0 16.9
MEAN 42.6 34.9 7.7 28.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 5.2 -5.2 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 22.6 -1.6 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 5
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.59 1911
MINIMUM 0.00 1917
TOTALS 1.14 1.31 -0.17 0.42
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.02
DAYS >= .01 3 6.0 -3.0 3
DAYS >= .10 1 3.2 -2.2 2
DAYS >= .50 1 0.9 0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.12 02/14 TO 02/14 0.46
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.1 1900
TOTALS T 5.2 -5.2 7.7
SINCE 7/1 11.9 15.3 -3.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 02/01 4 02/18
02/19
02/20
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 619 841 -222 1019
SINCE 7/1 3396 3844 -448 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
............................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/160 DATE 02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/180 DATE 02/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
FEBRUARY AS A WHOLE WAS WARM AND DRY. THERE WERE ONLY A FEW DAYS OF
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON ONLY
TWO DAYS. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE EIGHTH-
WARMEST ON RECORD. DAILY RECORD VALUES FOR WARM TEMPERATURES WERE
SET THREE TIMES...WITH A RECORD HIGHS OF 77 DEGREES SET ON FEBRUARY
9 AND RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUMS OF 46 AND 53 DEGREES ON FEBRUARY 16
AND 17...RESPECTIVELY. THE RECORD HIGH ON FEBRUARY 28 WAS TIED AT 76
DEGREES. NEARLY ALL OF THE MONTH/S PRECIPITATION FELL ON FEBRUARY 14
WHEN RAIN CONSISTENTLY FELL FROM THE PREDAWN HOURS TO THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY...RESULTING IN A RECORD 1.12 INCHES ACCUMULATING. ONLY A
TRACE OF SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH...WHICH TIES WITH TWELVE OTHER
FEBRUARYS FOR THE SECOND-LOWEST SUCH TOTAL MEASURED.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page