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CDUS43 KTOP 052135  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
435 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 61 1200 AM 97 1940 73 -12 76  
MINIMUM 48 910 AM 32 1944 51 -3 42  
AVERAGE 55 62 -7 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 2.17 1977 0.16 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.78 -0.56 0.31  
SINCE MAR 1 7.84 6.84 1.00 4.19  
SINCE JAN 1 10.56 9.04 1.52 6.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1944 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 10 5 5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 38 28 10 37  
SINCE MAR 1 654 943 -289 744  
SINCE JUL 1 4050 4786 -736 4569  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 9 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 87 36 51 37  
SINCE JAN 1 87 36 51 37    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 800 AM  
LOWEST 36 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 98 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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