905  
CDUS43 KTOP 172133  
CLIMHK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
433 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 91 77 14 80  
MINIMUM 62 53 9 43  
AVERAGE 77 65 12 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 2.41 -2.40 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 4.17 7.37 -3.20 5.28  
SINCE JAN 1 5.81 8.98 -3.17 6.87  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 86 87 -1 65  
SINCE MAR 1 733 1052 -319 729  
SINCE JUL 1 4184 5070 -886 4654  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 4 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 38 10 17  
SINCE MAR 1 126 61 65 73  
SINCE JAN 1 126 61 65 73    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 48  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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