673  
CDUS43 KTOP 190623  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
123 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 87 346 PM 94 1975 77 10 82  
MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 38 1976 56 5 59  
AVERAGE 74 66 8 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.87 2.00 1950 0.17 1.70 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 2.33 2.91 -0.58 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 9.95 8.97 0.98 4.68  
SINCE JAN 1 12.67 11.17 1.50 7.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2017  
2019  
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 74 75 -1 47  
SINCE MAR 1 690 990 -300 754  
SINCE JUL 1 4086 4833 -747 4579  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 4 5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 53 46 7 32  
SINCE MAR 1 136 73 63 69  
SINCE JAN 1 136 73 63 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 62 700 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 96 1944  
1975  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 30 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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