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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         84    157 PM  89    1952  72     12       68       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  29    1961  50     11       49       
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.40          2.14 1892   0.15   1.25     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      0.30   1.11     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      6.32  -2.80    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.27                      8.50  -3.23    11.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2013   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1942                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       19       
  SINCE MAR 1   1090                       962    128      764       
  SINCE JUL 1   4870                      4929    -59     3945       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         2     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        30     -7       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        30     -7       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1950                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1976                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2018...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2018...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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