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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    441 PM  95    1931  76      8       87       
  MINIMUM         59    529 AM  34    1890  54      5       71       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          2.01 2015   0.16   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      2.49   0.10     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.70                      8.51  -3.81    10.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.45                     10.69  -4.24    11.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        70    -70       53       
  SINCE MAR 1   1090                      1020     70      798       
  SINCE JUL 1   4870                      4987   -117     3979       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                        34    107       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    148                        62     86       94       
  SINCE JAN 1    148                        62     86       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      2014                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2018...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2018...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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