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CDUS43 KTOP 182134  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 78 12 84  
MINIMUM 61 54 7 54  
AVERAGE 76 66 10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 2.69 -0.33 1.25  
SINCE MAR 1 8.74 8.92 -0.18 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 11.28 11.09 0.19 9.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 85 -56 51  
SINCE MAR 1 755 1033 -278 1013  
SINCE JUL 1 4262 4977 -715 4802  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 4 7 4  
MONTH TO DATE 30 43 -13 90  
SINCE MAR 1 76 67 9 104  
SINCE JAN 1 76 67 9 104    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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