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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 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         85    259 PM  94    1975  77      8       82       
  MINIMUM         62    540 AM  38    1976  56      6       59       
  AVERAGE         74                        66      8       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            1.40          2.00 1950   0.17   1.23     0.06     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.91  -1.05     0.80     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.48                      8.97   0.51     4.68     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.20                     11.17   1.03     7.25     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1997   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      2017                           
                                      2019                           
  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            0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        75     -1       47        
  SINCE MAR 1    690                       990   -300      754        
  SINCE JUL 1   4086                      4833   -747     4579        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            9                         4      5        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        46      7       32        
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        73     63       69        
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        73     63       69        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1944                      
                                             1975                     
                                             2006                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        30      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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