961  
CDUS43 KTOP 170622  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
122 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 68 14 78  
MINIMUM 44 42 2 36  
AVERAGE 63 55 8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.83 1.10 1.20  
SINCE MAR 1 5.13 4.03 1.10 2.68  
SINCE JAN 1 8.04 6.20 1.84 4.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 11 -9 8  
MONTH TO DATE 99 206 -107 210  
SINCE MAR 1 555 827 -272 678  
SINCE JUL 1 4110 4771 -661 4730  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 6 28 8  
SINCE MAR 1 70 10 60 13  
SINCE JAN 1 70 10 60 13    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 38  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 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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