CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1013 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2007
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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2007...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2007
WEATHER OBSERVED DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 94 09/06
09/03
LOWEST 45 09/28
09/26
09/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 84.0
AVG. MINIMUM 58.7
MEAN 71.4 3.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.35 -2.36
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.66 09/06 TO 09/07
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 09/30 TO 09/30
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 28 -45
SINCE 7/1 28 -47
COOLING TOTAL 228 62
SINCE 1/1 1723 393
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/190
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/210
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
SEPTEMBER WAS SOMEWHAT WARMER AND DRIER THAN MOST SEPTEMBERS. WARM
WEATHER FROM AUGUST PERSISTED THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH. A
COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH TOPEKA EARLY ON THE 7TH HELPED TO
PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS THAT CREATED WEST WINDS OF AROUND 60 MPH. THE
WINDS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO MANY
PORTIONS OF THE CITY. PERIODIC LIGHT RAINFALL FOLLOWED OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH WITH STRETCHES OF BOTH SUMMER AND FALL-LIKE
TEMPERATURES. THE MONTH ENDED WITH A THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG SYSTEM
THAT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS IMMEDIATELY AHEAD AND BEHIND IT.
