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

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...THE MANHATTAN 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         76     74      2       64                           
  MINIMUM         36     49    -13       49                           
  AVERAGE         56     61     -5       57                        

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00   0.14  -0.14     0.43                        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01   0.96  -0.95     0.53                        
  SINCE MAR 1      4.17   5.92  -1.75     5.12                        
  SINCE JAN 1      5.81   7.53  -1.72     6.71                        

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9      6      3        8                           
  MONTH TO DATE   65     44     21       56                           
  SINCE MAR 1    712   1009   -297      720                           
  SINCE JUL 1   4163   5027   -864     4645                           

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0      2     -2        0                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0     11    -11        0                           
  SINCE MAR 1     78     34     44       56                           
  SINCE JAN 1     78     34     44       56                           
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96                                                        
 LOWEST     27                                                        
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE MANHATTAN 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   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT     
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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