037  
CDUS43 KTOP 152138  
CLIMHK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
438 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
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..THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 64 70 -6 86  
MINIMUM 57 43 14 60  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.08 -0.04 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.76 1.17 1.59 0.62  
SINCE SEP 1 10.53 3.86 6.67 4.58  
SINCE JAN 1 34.91 28.56 6.35 29.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 9 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 104 -76 16  
SINCE SEP 1 28 164 -136 34  
SINCE JUL 1 28 166 -138 35  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 65 25 40 86  
SINCE SEP 1 445 199 246 252  
SINCE JAN 1 1847 1483 364 1456    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 81  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 648 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 646 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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