Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011431
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
931 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 93 03/31/1946
03/22/1907
LOW -7 03/04/1978
HIGHEST 82 03/27 61 21 83
LOWEST 21 03/06 28 -7 21
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.9 57.1 8.8 63.6
AVG. MINIMUM 35.8 34.1 1.7 36.4
MEAN 50.9 45.6 5.3 50.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 14.3 -2.3 11
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.44 1973
MINIMUM 0.06 1910
TOTALS 0.98 2.25 -1.27 1.05
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.07 -0.04 0.03
DAYS >= .01 4 8.4 -4.4 5
DAYS >= .10 1 5.0 -4.0 3
DAYS >= .50 1 1.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.92 03/04 TO 03/04 0.45
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 26.2 1912
TOTALS 1.3 1.7 -0.4 T
SINCE 7/1 29.1 17.0 12.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.6 0.4 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 03/05 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 442 606 -164 461
SINCE 7/1 4267 4448 -181 MM
COOLING TOTAL 10 5 5 5
SINCE 1/1 10 5 5 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/180 DATE 03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/310 DATE 03/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
THREE STRONG STORM SYSTEMS BROUGHT PLENTY OF WIND BUT NOT MUCH IN
THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. DESPITE THESE SYSTEMS...THE MONTH WAS
QUITE WARM OVERALL...TYING AS THE NINTH-WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE
FIRST SYSTEM WAS ON MARCH 4 AND 5. RAIN TURNED TO SNOW LATE ON MARCH
4 WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS GUSTED TO 56 MPH DURING THE
SNOW. THE HIGHEST GUST OF 64 MPH OCCURRED AS THE SNOW WAS ENDING
EARLY ON MARCH 5. A TOTAL OF 1.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ALONG WITH 0.92
INCHES OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION...NEARLY THE ENTIRE TOTAL FOR MARCH.
THE SECOND SYSTEM CAME ON MARCH 14 WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 62
MPH RESULTING IN FALLEN TREES AND POWER LINES IN PORTIONS OF THE
CITY. THE FINAL SYSTEM WAS ON MARCH 19. SOUTH WINDS GUSTED TO 47 MPH
WITH 70 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN THE PREDAWN HOURS. TEMPERATURES FELL
INTO THE LOWER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH 52 MPH NORTH WINDS AND
LIGHT SNOW.
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