DRIESTSINCE
Kansas · precipitation record 1887–2026

Topeka, KS

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2015
27.43in
15th wettest of 139 years · normal 19.64"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 139 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.58in
41st wettest of 140 yrs
152% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.09in
28th wettest of 140 yrs
139% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.43in
15th wettest of 139 yrs
140% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.61in
on Sep 23, 2005 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 49 days (to Jan 25, 1923)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

140%
27.43" of a normal 19.64" · wettest 36.29" (1891) · driest 11.68" (1906)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 138-year record (1888–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 34.24" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197360.89in
2196750.64in
3201549.39in
4201948.75in
5197748.71in

Driest Years on Record

1196319.07in
2196619.3in
3198819.39in
4193719.43in
5197620.75in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~4.6") and driest in Jan (~0.77"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1967, 15.2".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Topeka — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.99in
set in 2009

Rain on Jul 28

28%
of 139 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.00″1888: 0.17″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.33″1892: 1.83″1893: 0.10″1894: 0.09″1895: 0.11″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 1.58″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.42″1907: 0.68″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.04″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.05″1912: 0.22″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.12″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.22″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.18″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 2.27″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.33″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.60″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.22″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.09″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.25″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.08″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.27″1998: 0.20″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.42″2001: 0.63″2002: 0.76″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.08″2009: 2.99″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.03″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.13″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.14″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.12″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Topeka's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Topeka, KS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Topeka's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Topeka, KS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Topeka's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Topeka, KS — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:38 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight14h 19m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.07°N, 95.63°W

Nearby Stations

Kansas City, MO50 mi ESalina, KS110 mi WConcordia, KS113 mi WLincoln, NE136 mi NWWichita, KS138 mi SWOmaha, NE155 mi N

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