400  
CDUS43 KTOP 152132  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
432 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025  
 
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 80 77 3 72  
MINIMUM 64 53 11 53  
AVERAGE 72 65 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 2.25 -1.84 2.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 8.48 -2.65 8.73  
SINCE JAN 1 7.40 10.65 -3.25 11.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 54 76 -22 29  
SINCE MAR 1 800 1024 -224 755  
SINCE JUL 1 4852 4968 -116 4262  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 3 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 31 -7 13  
SINCE MAR 1 52 55 -3 59  
SINCE JAN 1 52 55 -3 59    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 32  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........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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