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CDUS43 KTOP 082137  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
437 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 64 115 PM 95 1934 74 -10 78  
MINIMUM 57 347 AM 32 1980 52 5 53  
AVERAGE 61 63 -2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.27 1993 0.16 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.26 -0.96 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 7.92 7.32 0.60 4.62  
SINCE JAN 1 10.64 9.52 1.12 7.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2006  
2014  
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 4 4 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 63 42 21 43  
SINCE MAR 1 679 957 -278 750  
SINCE JUL 1 4075 4800 -725 4575  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 4 15 -11 1  
SINCE MAR 1 87 42 45 38  
SINCE JAN 1 87 42 45 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 PM  
LOWEST 48 100 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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