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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 83 76 7 83
MINIMUM 53 52 1 45
AVERAGE 68 64 4 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 1.81 -1.44 0.41
SINCE MAR 1 10.20 8.04 2.16 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 13.11 10.21 2.90 7.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 4 -4 1
MONTH TO DATE 83 64 19 54
SINCE MAR 1 720 1012 -292 800
SINCE JUL 1 4275 4956 -681 4852
COOLING
TODAY 3 3 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 22 -15 1
SINCE MAR 1 86 46 40 29
SINCE JAN 1 86 46 40 29
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69
LOWEST 37
AVERAGE 53
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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