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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         57    259 PM  88    1938  69    -12       84       
  MINIMUM         44    404 AM  24    1966  45     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.74 1980   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.04                      1.61   2.43     0.44     
  SINCE SEP 1      9.27                      5.13   4.14     2.53     
  SINCE JAN 1     38.64                     32.02   6.62    27.24     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1937   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE JAN 1      7.3                      11.7   -4.4     25.8      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           14                         9      5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   32                       102    -70       12        
  SINCE SEP 1     32                       153   -121       26        
  SINCE JUL 1     32                       154   -122       26        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        7        
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        26     41       86        
  SINCE SEP 1    442                       205    237      267        
  SINCE JAN 1   1872                      1525    347     1506        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1991                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        19      1976                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   641PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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