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CDUS43 KTOP 090622  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
122 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 67 548 PM 95 1934 74 -7 78  
MINIMUM 48 1129 PM 32 1980 52 -4 53  
AVERAGE 58 63 -5 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 42 24 43  
SINCE MAR 1 682 957 -275 750  
SINCE JUL 1 4078 4800 -722 4575  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM  
LOWEST 48 100 AM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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