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CDUS43 KTOP 170631  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 91 330 PM 95 1931 76 15 81  
MINIMUM 63 431 AM 34 1890 55 8 51  
AVERAGE 77 66 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 2015 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.57 -2.27 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 7.92 8.63 -0.71 4.62  
SINCE JAN 1 10.64 10.83 -0.19 7.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2018 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  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 74 70 4 47  
SINCE MAR 1 690 985 -295 754  
SINCE JUL 1 4086 4828 -742 4579  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 1  
MONTH TO DATE 35 38 -3 26  
SINCE MAR 1 118 65 53 63  
SINCE JAN 1 118 65 53 63    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 45 600 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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