CXUS53 KTOP 011416 CLMEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 916 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 83 03/03 83 03/31 LOWEST 21 03/18 15 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.2 57.4 6.8 56.5 AVG. MINIMUM 36.6 33.7 2.9 33.5 MEAN 50.4 45.6 4.8 45.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 14.5 -4.5 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.77 2.12 -0.35 1.12 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 DAYS >= .01 3 10 DAYS >= .10 2 4 DAYS >= .50 2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 03/07 TO 03/07 0.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 452 607 -155 619 SINCE 7/1 3703 4381 -678 MM COOLING TOTAL 7 4 3 3 SINCE 1/1 7 4 3 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/190 DATE 03/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/190 DATE 03/03 51/190 03/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.28 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$