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CLIEMP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 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 87 77 10 80
MINIMUM 61 55 6 57
AVERAGE 74 66 8 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.33 0.16 0.17 0.71
MONTH TO DATE 1.23 2.98 -1.75 1.31
SINCE MAR 1 7.66 8.94 -1.28 6.05
SINCE JAN 1 11.04 11.03 0.01 7.21
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 73 79 -6 37
SINCE MAR 1 610 993 -383 628
SINCE JUL 1 3754 4767 -1013 4155
COOLING
TODAY 9 4 5 4
MONTH TO DATE 55 39 16 39
SINCE MAR 1 144 63 81 93
SINCE JAN 1 144 63 81 93
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 61
AVERAGE 79
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THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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