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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
915 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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             83   02/24/1930
 LOW             -25   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           77   02/09         49      28       73
LOWEST            11   02/23         19      -8      -13
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.0               45.7    11.3     39.8
AVG. MINIMUM    28.3               24.2     4.0     16.9
MEAN            42.6               34.9     7.7     28.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                5.2    -5.2       10
DAYS MIN <= 32    21               22.6    -1.6       25
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.6    -0.6        5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.59   1911
 MINIMUM        0.00   1917
TOTALS          1.14               1.31   -0.17     0.42
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.05   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        3                6.0    -3.0        3
DAYS >= .10        1                3.2    -2.2        2
DAYS >= .50        1                0.9     0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.12   02/14 TO 02/14               0.46

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          27.1   1900
TOTALS             T                5.2    -5.2      7.7
SINCE 7/1       11.9               15.3    -3.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                1.3    -1.3        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   02/01                           4  02/18
                                                          02/19
                                                          02/20
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    619                841    -222     1019
 SINCE 7/1      3396               3844    -448       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/160    DATE  02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/180    DATE  02/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

REMARKS...

FEBRUARY AS A WHOLE WAS WARM AND DRY. THERE WERE A FEW DAYS OF BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON ONLY TWO
DAYS. RECORD VALUES FOR TEMPERATURES WERE SET ON THREE DAYS...WITH A
RECORD HIGH OF 77 DEGREES SET ON FEBRUARY 9 AND RECORD HIGHEST
MINIMUMS OF 46 AND 53 DEGREES ON FEBRUARY 16 AND 17...RESPECTIVELY.
NEARLY ALL OF THE MONTH/S PRECIPITATION FELL ON FEBRUARY 14 WHEN
RAIN CONSISTENTLY FELL FROM THE PREDAWN HOURS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY...RESULTING IN A RECORD 1.12 INCHES ACCUMULATING. ONLY A TRACE
OF SNOW FELL...WHICH TIES WITH TWELVE OTHER FEBRUARYS FOR THE SECOND
LOWEST SUCH TOTAL MEASURED.

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

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