CXUS53 KTOP 011416 CLMTOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 916 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 03/31/1946 03/22/1907 LOW -7 03/04/1978 HIGHEST 83 03/31 61 22 81 LOWEST 21 03/27 28 -7 14 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.6 57.1 6.5 55.5 AVG. MINIMUM 36.4 34.1 2.3 33.2 MEAN 50.0 45.6 4.4 44.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 14.3 -3.3 13 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.44 1973 MINIMUM 0.06 1910 TOTALS 1.05 2.25 -1.20 1.61 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.07 -0.04 0.05 DAYS >= .01 5 8.4 -3.4 13 DAYS >= .10 3 5.0 -2.0 7 DAYS >= .50 0 1.3 -1.3 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.45 03/07 TO 03/07 0.31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 26.2 1912 TOTALS T 1.7 -1.7 0.3 SINCE 7/1 17.8 17.0 0.8 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 03/29 03/30 03/17 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 461 606 -145 631 SINCE 7/1 3774 4448 -674 MM COOLING TOTAL 5 5 0 0 SINCE 1/1 5 5 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/160 DATE 03/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/160 DATE 03/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 13 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. REMARKS... MARCH CONTINUED THE WARM THEME FROM FEBRUARY. THE MONTHS AVERAGE TEMPERATURE PLACED AS THE ELEVENTH-WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL WAS MARCH 17. A RECORD WARM TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES OCCURRED ON MARCH 3. PRECIPITATION WAS LESS THAN HALF OF NORMAL...WITH SNOWFALL LIMITED TO TRACE AMOUNTS ON MARCH 26. $$