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CDUS43 KTOP 052135  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
435 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 63 73 -10 76  
MINIMUM 47 49 -2 41  
AVERAGE 55 61 -6 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.34 0.15 0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.77 -0.42 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 10.18 7.00 3.18 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 13.09 9.17 3.92 7.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 6 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 40 31 9 40  
SINCE MAR 1 677 979 -302 786  
SINCE JUL 1 4232 4923 -691 4838  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 7 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 83 31 52 28  
SINCE JAN 1 83 31 52 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 35  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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