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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE 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 83 78 5 82
MINIMUM 62 54 8 58
AVERAGE 73 66 7 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.98 0.15 0.83 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 1.38 2.69 -1.31 0.58
SINCE MAR 1 11.21 8.92 2.29 6.00
SINCE JAN 1 14.12 11.09 3.03 7.57
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 85 85 0 57
SINCE MAR 1 722 1033 -311 803
SINCE JUL 1 4277 4977 -700 4855
COOLING
TODAY 8 4 4 5
MONTH TO DATE 44 43 1 32
SINCE MAR 1 123 67 56 60
SINCE JAN 1 123 67 56 60
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 70
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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