CDUS43 KTOP 190643 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 143 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 77 453 PM 86 1921 58 19 79 MINIMUM 27 547 AM -2 1923 35 -8 58 AVERAGE 52 46 6 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.47 1992 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.20 0.06 0.92 SINCE MAR 1 1.26 1.20 0.06 0.92 SINCE JAN 1 3.98 3.40 0.58 3.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1906 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.3 -1.2 1.2 SINCE JAN 1 7.3 11.1 -3.8 25.7 SINCE JUL 1 12.0 16.6 -4.6 29.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 19 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 345 393 -48 283 SINCE MAR 1 345 393 -48 283 SINCE JUL 1 3741 4236 -495 4108 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 4 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 6 SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 6 SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 6 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 600 AM LOWEST 23 500 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 2017 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 0 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$