CDUS43 KTOP 080621 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 121 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 73 -1 62 MINIMUM 42 51 -9 57 AVERAGE 57 62 -5 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.55 MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.22 -0.32 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 7.33 7.18 0.15 5.32 SINCE JAN 1 10.71 9.27 1.44 6.48 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 5 3 5 MONTH TO DATE 59 38 21 36 SINCE MAR 1 596 952 -356 627 SINCE JUL 1 3740 4726 -986 4154 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 10 -6 0 SINCE MAR 1 93 34 59 54 SINCE JAN 1 93 34 59 54 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 LOWEST 29 AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$