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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    351 PM  91    1936  71     12       60       
  MINIMUM         57    543 AM  29    1903  49      8       43       
  AVERAGE         70                        60     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.32 1949   0.15  -0.15     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.53  -2.47     6.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.11                      6.02  -3.91    10.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.86                      8.20  -4.34    11.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1903   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.3    0.4      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.0                      11.3   -5.3      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.1                      17.8   -9.7      6.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       322    177      245       
  SINCE MAR 1   1090                       950    140      745       
  SINCE JUL 1   4870                      4917    -47     3926       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        25    -18       28       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        28    -21       37       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        28    -21       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2018...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2018...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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