Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011507
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
954 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 10/07/1939
LOW 16 10/28/1925
HIGHEST 94 10/03 75 19 94
10/05
LOWEST 28 10/16 38 -10 20
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.7 68.9 9.8 72.0
AVG. MINIMUM 47.0 45.1 1.9 47.0
MEAN 62.8 57.0 5.8 59.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.5 3.5 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 3.4 -2.4 4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.65 1941
MINIMUM 0.04 1952
TOTALS 2.86 2.85 0.01 1.22
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.09 -0.00 0.04
DAYS >= .01 4 7.9 -3.9 8
DAYS >= .10 2 4.9 -2.9 4
DAYS >= .50 2 1.9 0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.42 10/30 TO 10/30 0.46
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1996
TOTALS T 0.4 -0.4 T
SINCE 7/1 T 0.4 -0.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 143 281 -138 240
SINCE 7/1 147 332 -185 MM
COOLING TOTAL 82 33 49 76
SINCE 1/1 1760 1532 228 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/250 DATE 10/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/240 DATE 10/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.07
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TIED FOR THE EIGHTH WARMEST
OCTOBER ON RECORD. DAILY RECORD HIGHS WERE TIED ON OCTOBER 12 AND
SET ON OCTOBER 24 AND 28. THE RECORD HIGH OF 92 ON THE 24TH WAS THE
WARMEST TEMPERATURE SO LATE IN THE YEAR. A RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM
WAS ALSO SET ON OCTOBER 29...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD BY SIX
DEGREES.
PRECIPITATION FROM OCTOBER 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 23 WAS ONLY 0.05
INCHES...BUT TWO RAINFALL EVENTS...INCLUDING A RECORD 1.42 INCHES ON
OCTOBER 30...PUT THE MONTHS TOTAL AT JUST ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS FROM
THUNDERSTORMS ON THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 24 WERE MEASURED AT 62 MPH
AT BILLARD AIRPORT AND PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTED FROM 35 TO 50 MPH
FROM MIDDAY OF OCTOBER 28 THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 30
WHEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED. THE PERSISTENT
WINDS ALSO LEAD TO TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE.
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