CDUS43 KTOP 180651 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 151 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 MM 92 1907 77 8 79 MINIMUM 63 MM 36 2014 55 8 50 AVERAGE 74 66 8 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 2.25 1940 0.17 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.46 2.74 -2.28 0.74 SINCE MAR 1 8.08 8.80 -0.72 4.62 SINCE JAN 1 10.80 11.00 -0.20 7.19 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1995 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 7.3 11.6 -4.3 25.8 SINCE JUL 1 12.0 17.1 -5.1 29.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 74 73 1 47 SINCE MAR 1 690 988 -298 754 SINCE JUL 1 4086 4831 -745 4579 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 4 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 44 42 2 26 SINCE MAR 1 127 69 58 63 SINCE JAN 1 127 69 58 63 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 27 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 57 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$