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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
912 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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             78   01/28/2015
 LOW             -23   01/19/1892
HIGHEST           69   01/07         39      30       54
LOWEST            -7   01/26         16     -23      -12
AVG. MAXIMUM    40.2               40.4    -0.2     33.5
AVG. MINIMUM    16.8               20.0    -3.2     11.7
MEAN            28.5               30.2    -1.7     22.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10                8.8     1.2       15
DAYS MIN <= 32    30               28.3     1.7       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      4                1.5     2.5        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.24   1949
 MINIMUM           T   1986
TOTALS          1.58               0.89    0.69     2.15
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.03    0.02     0.07
DAYS >= .01        5                5.9    -0.9        7
DAYS >= .10        3                2.4     0.6        5
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.12   01/08 TO 01/08               0.92

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.0   1993
TOTALS           7.2                4.6     2.6     16.8
SINCE 7/1       11.9               10.1     1.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   5
DAYS >= 1.0        1                1.5    -0.5        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6   01/25                          13  01/06
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1124               1078      46     1307
 SINCE 7/1      2777               3001    -224       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/320    DATE  01/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/310    DATE  01/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      4

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

REMARKS...

JANUARY BROUGHT A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS...SOME RECORD-BREAKING. THE
MONTH STARTED OFF WARM WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH JANUARY 14...INCLUDING A RECORD HIGH OF 69 ON JANUARY 7. THE
PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 16 THROUGH JANUARY 15 WAS THE WARMEST SUCH
PERIOD ON RECORD. THE RECORD 1.12 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THAT FELL
ON JANUARY 8...ALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN...WAS THE EIGHTH-HIGHEST
CALENDAR-DAY TOTAL ON RECORD FOR JANUARY. THE LAST HALF OF THE MONTH
WAS MUCH COLDER...ESPECIALLY THE LAST NINE DAYS WHEN ONLY ONE DAY
REACHED ABOVE FREEZING. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO -20 WERE COMMON FROM
THE MORNING OF JANUARY 23 TO THE MORNING OF JANUARY 25 THEN AGAIN
LATE JANUARY 25 TO THE LATE MORNING OF JANUARY 26. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE MEASURED ON JANUARY 24 WAS 4 DEGREES...WHICH SET THE
RECORD FOR THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DAY. THE LAST DAY
OF THE MONTH SAW WIND CHILLS RETURN TO AROUND -15 DURING THE EARLY
MORNING. JANUARY 16 SAW SOME BRIEF SHOW SHOWERS TO NEAR SNOW
SQUALLS...BUT LESS INTENSE HOWEVER CONSISTENT SNOW FELL FROM THE
EVENING OF JANUARY 23 TO THE PREDAWN OF JANUARY 25 WITH 7.2 INCHES
ACCUMULATING. THE 6.8 INCHES THAT FELL ON JANUARY 24 SET THE RECORD
FOR THE MOST SNOWFALL FALLING ON THIS DAY.

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