746  
CDUS43 KTOP 162131  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
431 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 83 259 PM 87 1964 67 16 78  
MINIMUM 45 608 AM 26 1921 44 1 38  
1953  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.82 1969 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.34 1.74 0.60 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.60 3.99 -0.39 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 6.32 6.19 0.13 4.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1921 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE JAN 1 7.3 11.6 -4.3 25.8  
SINCE JUL 1 12.0 17.1 -5.1 29.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 10 -9 7  
MONTH TO DATE 96 195 -99 194  
SINCE MAR 1 533 801 -268 636  
SINCE JUL 1 3929 4644 -715 4461  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 9 29 10  
SINCE MAR 1 75 14 61 20  
SINCE JAN 1 75 14 61 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 29 100 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1907  
1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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