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CLIMATE REPORT...AMMENDED TO ADD REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
921 AM CST THU JAN 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             77   12/06/1939
 LOW             -26   12/23/1989
HIGHEST           69   12/27         46      23       64
LOWEST             6   12/14         18     -12       13
AVG. MAXIMUM    48.9               43.8     5.1     47.4
AVG. MINIMUM    23.0               24.0    -1.0     26.7
MEAN            35.9               33.9     2.0     37.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                5.8    -0.8        2
DAYS MIN <= 32    24               26.1    -2.1       24
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.5    -0.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.08   1944
 MINIMUM        0.04   1996
TOTALS          0.46               1.49   -1.03     0.40
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.05   -0.04     0.01
DAYS >= .01        4                5.8    -1.8        5
DAYS >= .10        1                2.8    -1.8        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.35   12/01 TO 12/01               0.26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          19.2   2009
TOTALS           4.7                4.1     0.6        T
SINCE 7/1        4.7                5.5    -0.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                1.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   12/02                           2  12/01
 24 HR TOTAL     4.7   12/01 TO 12/01                 MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    893                964     -71      857
 SINCE 7/1      1653               1925    -272       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1      1515               1534     -19       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/310    DATE  12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/320    DATE  12/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      1

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

DECEMBER SAW A VARIETY OF INTERESTING WEATHER. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WERE COMMON IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WHILE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WERE THE NORM DURING THE LAST HALF. A RECORD 4.7
INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON DECEMBER 1.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 56 MPH ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 10 AND
54 MPH ON THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 18. PERIODS OF FOG WERE COMMON
FROM DECEMBER 23 TO 26 WITH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SEEING FOG. DECEMBER 28 STARTED WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 50S BUT A STRONG COLD FRONT CAUSED
TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON WITH BRIEF
SNOW SHOWERS. WIND CHILL VALUES ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 29 WERE
AROUND -5...FEELING NEARLY 60 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS
MORNING.

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