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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 83 68 15 80
MINIMUM 69 42 27 62
AVERAGE 76 55 21 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.15 -0.15 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.98 0.95 1.44
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 4.18 0.95 2.92
SINCE JAN 1 8.04 6.35 1.69 4.49
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 10 -10 0
MONTH TO DATE 99 216 -117 210
SINCE MAR 1 555 837 -282 678
SINCE JUL 1 4110 4781 -671 4730
COOLING
TODAY 11 1 10 6
MONTH TO DATE 45 7 38 14
SINCE MAR 1 81 11 70 19
SINCE JAN 1 81 11 70 19
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 60
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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