Topeka Weather Records (USC00148163)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Topeka (USC00148163), Kansas, United States, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Topeka

Topeka (USC00148163) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.07 latitude and -95.65 longitude, 260 m (852 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1944, 52 years of record.
1,378 records set at Topeka still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Topeka tied a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 10 December 1944.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 39.07 latitude, -95.65 longitude.
Elevation: 260 m (852 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1944, 52 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Topeka. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Topeka, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,378 standing records

1,378 records at Topeka still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 813.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 196.9 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Topeka. The most was 196.9 mm (7.8 in) on 7 September 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Topeka
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 January 1907
Feb	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 February 1922
Mar	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	16 March 1919
Apr	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 April 1929
May	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 May 1918
Jun	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	11 June 1915
Jul	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	7 July 1909
Aug	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	11 August 1921
Sep	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	7 September 1909
Oct	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	11 October 1912
Nov	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 November 1928
Dec	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1894

2 years of record at Topeka, 1893 to 1894. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894.

Latest Records

Latest records at Topeka
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1944	Topeka, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1944	Topeka, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1944	Topeka, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1944	Topeka, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1944	Topeka, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1944	Topeka, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1944

Yearly extremes at Topeka: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1894	38.8 C (101.9 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1894	-24.4 C (-12.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	1909	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	1909	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1912	27 days	43

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Topeka, 1893 to 1944. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.8 C (101.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Topeka by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Topeka, 1893 to 1944. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Topeka by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1894	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Topeka, 1893 to 1944. The record is 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Topeka by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1894	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1905	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1906	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1907	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1909	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1910	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1913	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1918	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1919	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1920	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1922	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1923	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1929	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1931	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1939	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944	67.6 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Topeka, 1893 to 1944. The record is 227.3 mm (8.9 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.7 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Topeka by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1894	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1904	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1905	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1906	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1907	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1909	227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1910	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1911	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1913	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1914	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1916	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1918	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1919	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1920	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1921	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1922	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1923	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1925	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1926	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1927	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1928	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1929	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1930	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1931	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1932	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1933	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1934	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1935	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1936	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1937	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1938	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1939	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1942	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1944	89.2 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Topeka, 1893 to 1944. The record is 36 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Topeka by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	29 days
1894	28 days
1904	26 days
1905	22 days
1906	33 days
1907	22 days
1908	30 days
1909	26 days
1910	31 days
1911	21 days
1912	36 days
1913	21 days
1914	32 days
1915	25 days
1916	22 days
1917	21 days
1918	18 days
1919	28 days
1920	27 days
1921	33 days
1922	25 days
1923	26 days
1924	28 days
1925	23 days
1926	27 days
1927	19 days
1928	36 days
1929	29 days
1930	35 days
1931	19 days
1932	23 days
1933	27 days
1934	28 days
1935	33 days
1936	32 days
1937	18 days
1938	29 days
1939	22 days
1940	32 days
1941	18 days
1942	35 days
1943	27 days
1944	28 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1905 to 1944

A day with at least 70.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.0 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Topeka: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 37 years of values from 1905 to 1944.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1909; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1912; 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1919.

Download the Data

Data for Topeka standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Topeka threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	220	60%	No
1894	281	77%	No