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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
430 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 44 40 4 44
MINIMUM 26 17 9 24
AVERAGE 35 29 6 34
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.02 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 0.43 0.98 0.48
SINCE DEC 1 1.74 1.81 -0.07 0.91
SINCE JAN 1 1.41 0.43 0.98 0.48
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 36 -6 31
MONTH TO DATE 437 572 -135 720
SINCE DEC 1 1374 1551 -177 1628
SINCE JUL 1 2176 2552 -376 2422
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89
LOWEST 44
AVERAGE 67
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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