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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 90 77 13 82
MINIMUM 62 53 9 52
AVERAGE 76 65 11 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.40 -2.03 0.41
SINCE MAR 1 10.20 8.63 1.57 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 13.11 10.80 2.31 7.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 85 79 6 54
SINCE MAR 1 722 1027 -305 800
SINCE JUL 1 4277 4971 -694 4852
COOLING
TODAY 11 4 7 2
MONTH TO DATE 27 35 -8 27
SINCE MAR 1 106 59 47 55
SINCE JAN 1 106 59 47 55
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 51
AVERAGE 72
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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