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CDUS43 KTOP 202135  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
435 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 87 257 PM 104 1936 89 -2 89  
MINIMUM 65 252 AM 45 1950 66 -1 69  
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.92 1964 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 2.90 -2.42 3.29  
SINCE JUN 1 13.01 11.81 1.20 13.19  
SINCE JAN 1 29.34 25.24 4.10 23.56  
 
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 11 12 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 304 278 26 269  
SINCE JUN 1 1083 1055 28 1095  
SINCE JAN 1 1273 1199 74 1176    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 107 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 45 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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