Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
346 CXUS53 KTOP 011426 CLMTOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 926 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 113 08/14/1936 08/13/1936 LOW 40 08/24/1891 HIGHEST 102 08/26 90 12 111 LOWEST 54 08/09 62 -8 56 AVG. MAXIMUM 89.2 88.9 0.3 92.7 AVG. MINIMUM 66.9 66.8 0.1 68.5 MEAN 78.0 77.9 0.1 80.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 16 14.8 1.2 18 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.69 1903 MINIMUM 0.26 1971 TOTALS 2.71 4.55 -1.84 2.04 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.15 -0.06 0.07 DAYS >= .01 10 8.8 1.2 6 DAYS >= .10 7 5.9 1.1 4 DAYS >= .50 2 2.7 -0.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.6 -1.6 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.16 08/13 TO 08/14 1.37 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL T 2019 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1 1 0 0 SINCE 7/1 1 0 1 MM COOLING TOTAL 411 399 12 492 SINCE 1/1 1460 1320 140 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/080 DATE 08/13 23/110 08/27 23/310 08/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.22 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 REMARKS... THERE WERE A FEW PERIODS OF HOT TEMPERATURES IN AUGUST BUT THEY WERE NOT LONG LASTING. THE MOST INTENSE PERIOD WAS FROM AUGUST 24 THROUGH 27 WHEN HEAT INDICES PEAKED FROM 104 TO 108 DEGREES EACH DAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED VERY STRONG WINDS IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TOPEKA IN THE LATE EVENING OF AUGUST 14. TREE DAMAGE WAS WIDESPREAD ALONG A CORRIDOR OF THIS AREA WITH LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. BECAUSE OF A POWER LOSS, THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM THESE STORMS WERE NOT MEASURED. THIS IS WHY THE HIGHEST GUST IS MISSING. - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$