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CDUS43 KTOP 172131  
CLILWC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
431 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
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..THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 86 90 -4 96  
MINIMUM 63 65 -2 72  
AVERAGE 75 78 -3 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 2.06 -1.94 1.08  
SINCE JUN 1 10.82 10.77 0.05 11.61  
SINCE JAN 1 25.60 23.91 1.69 22.56  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 13 -3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 254 233 21 205  
SINCE JUN 1 1005 974 31 992  
SINCE JAN 1 1173 1110 63 1060    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 53  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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