848  
CDUS43 KTOP 152150  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
450 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024  
 
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 70 77 -7 70  
MINIMUM 53 53 0 59  
AVERAGE 62 65 -3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.14 -0.10 0.45  
MONTH TO DATE 2.34 2.25 0.09 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 8.72 8.48 0.24 6.21  
SINCE JAN 1 11.26 10.65 0.61 9.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 4 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 76 -46 46  
SINCE MAR 1 756 1024 -268 1008  
SINCE JUL 1 4263 4968 -705 4797  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 31 -18 84  
SINCE MAR 1 59 55 4 98  
SINCE JAN 1 59 55 4 98    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 78  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2024...........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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