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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
941 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   03/26/2026
 LOW              -7   03/04/1978
HIGHEST           96R  03/26         61      35       82
LOWEST            10   03/16         28     -18       21
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.2               57.1    10.1     65.9
AVG. MINIMUM    36.5               34.1     2.4     35.8
MEAN            51.8               45.6     6.2     50.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                0.0     5.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                1.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    11               14.3    -3.3       12
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.44   1973
 MINIMUM        0.06   1910
TOTALS          1.26               2.25   -0.99     0.98
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.07   -0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01        6                8.4    -2.4        4
DAYS >= .10        2                5.0    -3.0        1
DAYS >= .50        1                1.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.61   03/01 TO 03/01               0.92

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          26.2   1912
TOTALS           0.1                1.7    -1.6      1.3
SINCE 7/1       12.0               17.0    -5.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.6    -0.6        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH      0.1   03/15                           1  03/05
 24 HR TOTAL     0.1   03/15 TO 03/15                 MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    437                606    -169      442
 SINCE 7/1      3833               4448    -615       MM
COOLING TOTAL     37                  5      32       10
 SINCE 1/1        37                  5      32       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/310    DATE  03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/260    DATE  03/06
                                56/310          03/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

REMARKS...

FREQUENT VERY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES WERE THE THEME FOR MARCH.
RECORD HIGHS WERE SET OR TIED ON SEVEN DAYS...MARCH
9...10...20...21...25...26...AND 30. THE RECORD HIGHS OF 92 ON MARCH
20...95 ON MARCH 21...AND 96 ON MARCH 26 EACH SET THE RECORD FOR
THIS HIGH OF A TEMPERATURE BEING REACHED SO EARLY IN THE YEAR. THE
LATTER TWO DAYS ARE THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ON RECORD IN
MARCH...WITH 93 DEGREES ON MARCH 31 OF 1946 AND MARCH 22 OF 1947
HOLDING THE PREVIOUS RECORD. FOUR OF THE HIGHEST SIX TEMPERATURES ON
RECORD FOR MARCH WERE MEASURED THIS YEAR. HIGHS REACHED AT LEAST 90
DEGREES ON FIVE DAYS. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF SUCH
DAYS MARCH...PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1907 WITH THREE. HIGH TEMPERATURES
HAD NOT REACHED AT LEAST 90 DEGREES ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN MARCH ON
RECORD UNTIL THIS YEAR...AND IT HAPPENED TWICE. THERE WERE SOME COLD
PERIODS AT TIMES HOWEVER AND THE MONTH AS A WHOLE PLACED AT THE
FIFTH-WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD. SOME BRIEF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EVEN
FELL ON MARCH 1 AND MARCH 15 BUT ONLY A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW WAS
MEASURED ON THE LATTER DAY. FOLLOWING THIS SNOW...LOW TEMPERATURES
WERE IN THE TEENS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

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