CDUS43 KTOP 200621 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 121 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 62 314 PM 96 1944 77 -15 78 1975 2006 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 30 1888 56 -5 60 AVERAGE 57 67 -10 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.04 1977 0.17 -0.17 0.68 MONTH TO DATE 2.33 3.08 -0.75 1.48 SINCE MAR 1 9.95 9.14 0.81 5.36 SINCE JAN 1 12.67 11.34 1.33 7.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 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 12.0 17.1 -5.1 29.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 82 77 5 47 SINCE MAR 1 698 992 -294 754 SINCE JUL 1 4094 4835 -741 4579 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4 MONTH TO DATE 53 50 3 36 SINCE MAR 1 136 77 59 73 SINCE JAN 1 136 77 59 73 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 100 AM LOWEST 64 300 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMALRECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1933 1937 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$