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CLILWC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
121 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026

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...THE LAWRENCE 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                              
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72     74     -2       71                           
  MINIMUM         37     50    -13       56                           
  AVERAGE         55     62     -7       64                        

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00   0.15  -0.15     0.33                        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35   1.08  -0.73     0.41                        
  SINCE MAR 1     10.18   7.31   2.87     5.83                        
  SINCE JAN 1     13.09   9.48   3.61     7.40                        

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       10      5      5        1                           
  MONTH TO DATE   61     42     19       45                           
  SINCE MAR 1    698    990   -292      791                           
  SINCE JUL 1   4253   4934   -681     4843                           

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0      2     -2        0                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4     11     -7        0                           
  SINCE MAR 1     83     35     48       28                           
  SINCE JAN 1     83     35     48       28                           
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100                                                        
 LOWEST     35                                                        
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT     
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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