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CLILWC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
435 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 66 78 -12 70
MINIMUM 45 55 -10 48
AVERAGE 56 67 -11 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.25
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 3.01 -2.61 2.24
SINCE MAR 1 10.23 9.24 0.99 7.66
SINCE JAN 1 13.14 11.41 1.73 9.23
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 9 2 7 6
MONTH TO DATE 104 90 14 63
SINCE MAR 1 741 1038 -297 809
SINCE JUL 1 4296 4982 -686 4861
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 36 51 -15 34
SINCE MAR 1 115 75 40 62
SINCE JAN 1 115 75 40 62
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 48
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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