Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >
Topeka Climate Records List
Top 5 Maximum High Temperatures |
114 degrees | July 24, 1936 |
113 degrees | August 14, 1936 |
113 degrees | August 13, 1936 |
112 degrees |
August 2, 2011 |
112 degrees | August 15, 1936 |
112 degrees | August 10, 1934 |
Top 5 Minimum Low Temperatures |
-26 degrees | December 23, 1989 |
-25 degrees | February 12, 1899 |
-23 degrees | February 1, 1979 |
-23 degrees | January 19, 1892 |
-22 degrees | December 22, 1989 |
-22 degrees | February 13, 1905 |
Top 5 Highest Annual Precipitation |
Top 5 Lowest Annual Precipitation |
60.89" in 1973 | 19.07" in 1963 |
50.64" in 1967 | 19.30" in 1966 |
49.39" in 2015 | 19.39" in 1988 |
48.75" in 2019 | 19.43" in 1937 |
48.71" in 1977 | 20.75" in 1976 |
Top 5 Highest Daily Precipitation |
5.61" | September 23, 2005 |
5.23" | March 15, 1919 |
5.10" | May 6, 2007 |
4.92" | August 10, 1921 |
4.66" | November 15, 1964 |
Top 5 Highest October through May Snowfall |
Top 5 Lowest October through May Snowfall |
47.9" in 1911 - 1912 | 3.1" in 2011 - 2012 |
44.4" in 1959 - 1960 | 3.6" in 1916 - 1917 |
43.2" in 1992 - 1993 |
4.5" in 1922 - 1923 |
42.9" in 1978 - 1979 | 4.7" in 1965 - 1966 |
42.5" in 1914 - 1915 | 4.9" in 2015 - 2016 |
Top 5 Highest Daily Snowfall |
17.3" | February 27, 1900 |
15.2" | January 9, 1993 |
14.1" | January 5, 2025 |
12.9" | February 4, 2014 |
11.3" (Tie) | 2/21/1971 and 1/9/1985 |
Consecutive Days With... |
High Temperatures of 100 degrees or more | 19 (twice) | 1936 ( 8/9 - 8/27 ) and 1901 ( 7/7 - 7/25 ) |
Low Temperatures of 32 degrees or less | 85 | 1977 / 78 ( 12/18 - 3/12 ) |
Low Temperatures of 0 degrees or less | 14 | 1973 / 74 ( 12/30 - 1/12 ) |
Measurable Precipitation | 14 | 1903 ( 5/21 - 6/3 ) |
Measurable Snowfall | 6 (twice) | 1940 ( 12/11 - 12/16 ) and 1926 ( 3/28 - 4/2 ) |
No Measurable Precip. | 49 | 1923 ( 12/8 - 1/25 ) |