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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 87 77 10 81
MINIMUM 61 53 8 64
AVERAGE 74 65 9 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.25 -1.88 0.41
SINCE MAR 1 10.20 8.48 1.72 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 13.11 10.65 2.46 7.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 85 76 9 54
SINCE MAR 1 722 1024 -302 800
SINCE JUL 1 4277 4968 -691 4852
COOLING
TODAY 9 3 6 8
MONTH TO DATE 16 31 -15 25
SINCE MAR 1 95 55 40 53
SINCE JAN 1 95 55 40 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84
LOWEST 46
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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