903  
CDUS43 KTOP 172133  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
433 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 235 PM 92 1907 77 7 79  
MINIMUM 64 316 AM 36 2014 55 9 50  
AVERAGE 74 66 8 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 2.25 1940 0.17 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 2.74 -2.38 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 7.98 8.80 -0.82 4.62  
SINCE JAN 1 10.70 11.00 -0.30 7.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1995 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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 74 73 1 47  
SINCE MAR 1 690 988 -298 754  
SINCE JUL 1 4086 4831 -745 4579  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 4 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 42 2 26  
SINCE MAR 1 127 69 58 63  
SINCE JAN 1 127 69 58 63    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1976  
 
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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