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CLITOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
435 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 67 256 PM 91 1933 78 -11 70
1937
1964
MINIMUM 46 522 AM 36 1981 57 -11 50
AVERAGE 57 67 -10 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.37 1949 0.18 -0.18 0.45
MONTH TO DATE 2.33 3.26 -0.93 1.93
SINCE MAR 1 9.95 9.32 0.63 5.81
SINCE JAN 1 12.67 11.52 1.15 8.38
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 8 2 6 5
MONTH TO DATE 90 79 11 52
SINCE MAR 1 706 994 -288 759
SINCE JUL 1 4102 4837 -735 4584
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 54 -1 36
SINCE MAR 1 136 81 55 73
SINCE JAN 1 136 81 55 73
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 AM
LOWEST 48 1100 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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