038  
CDUS43 KTOP 170622  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
122 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 55 70 -15 85  
MINIMUM 35 44 -9 59  
AVERAGE 45 57 -12 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.10 1.67 1.43 0.13  
SINCE SEP 1 8.91 5.24 3.67 1.64  
SINCE JAN 1 34.64 31.14 3.50 24.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 9 11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 43 110 -67 13  
SINCE SEP 1 44 167 -123 37  
SINCE JUL 1 44 169 -125 41  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 62 25 37 88  
SINCE SEP 1 414 189 225 254  
SINCE JAN 1 1756 1455 301 1415    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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