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CDUS43 KTOP 180624  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
124 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 83 117 PM 90 1954 67 16 82  
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 27 1907 44 4 62  
1956  
AVERAGE 66 56 10 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.22 2.10 1976 0.13 0.09 0.47  
MONTH TO DATE 2.56 1.87 0.69 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 3.82 4.12 -0.30 2.03  
SINCE JAN 1 6.54 6.32 0.22 4.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T R T 1993 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2020  
MONTH TO DATE T 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  
YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 96 205 -109 194  
SINCE MAR 1 533 811 -278 636  
SINCE JUL 1 3929 4654 -725 4461  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 39 10 29 17  
SINCE MAR 1 76 15 61 27  
SINCE JAN 1 76 15 61 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 AM  
LOWEST 37 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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