926  
CDUS43 KTOP 192134  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
434 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 84 78 6 74  
MINIMUM 52 55 -3 60  
AVERAGE 68 66 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.16 MM 1.41  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 2.85 -2.45 1.99  
SINCE MAR 1 10.23 9.08 1.15 7.41  
SINCE JAN 1 13.14 11.25 1.89 8.98  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 85 88 -3 57  
SINCE MAR 1 722 1036 -314 803  
SINCE JUL 1 4277 4980 -703 4855  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 4 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 39 47 -8 34  
SINCE MAR 1 118 71 47 62  
SINCE JAN 1 118 71 47 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 70  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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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 19 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 604 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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