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CDUS43 KTOP 010621  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
121 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 68 302 PM 91 1936 71 -3 68  
MINIMUM 39 348 AM 29 1903 49 -10 52  
AVERAGE 54 60 -6 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.32 1949 0.16 -0.16 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 6.36 3.81 2.55 2.90  
SINCE MAR 1 7.62 6.06 1.56 3.88  
SINCE JAN 1 10.34 8.26 2.08 6.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1903 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 11 6 5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 179 309 -130 265  
SINCE MAR 1 616 915 -299 707  
SINCE JUL 1 4012 4758 -746 4532  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 22 24 27  
SINCE MAR 1 83 27 56 37  
SINCE JAN 1 83 27 56 37    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 89 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 26 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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