National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Winter 2011-2012 Second Warmest on Record for Topeka

Cold temperatures were on the rare side during the recent winter months of December, January, and February.  Warm and dry south to southwest winds were much more common than normal.  Weather records for Topeka date back to 1887, and this winter places as the second warmest.

The winds especially helped push the mercury to high levels in the daytime hours.  The average high temperature for this period was the warmest on record.