987  
CDUS43 KTOP 180651  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
151 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 MM 92 1907 77 8 79  
MINIMUM 63 MM 36 2014 55 8 50  
AVERAGE 74 66 8 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.16 2.25 1940 0.17 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 2.74 -2.28 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 8.08 8.80 -0.72 4.62  
SINCE JAN 1 10.80 11.00 -0.20 7.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 27 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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