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CDUS43 KTOP 122130  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 96 259 PM 109 1936 90 6 86  
MINIMUM 80 619 AM 48 2004 68 12 68  
AVERAGE 88 79 9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.22 1946 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 1.70 -1.44 3.21  
SINCE JUN 1 12.79 10.61 2.18 13.11  
SINCE JAN 1 29.12 24.04 5.08 23.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 5 -5 2  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 23 14 9 12  
MONTH TO DATE 183 173 10 139  
SINCE JUN 1 962 950 12 965  
SINCE JAN 1 1152 1094 58 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 500 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 113 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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