CDUS43 KTOP 042132 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 82 72 10 73 MINIMUM 64 50 14 43 AVERAGE 73 61 12 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.70 -0.70 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 6.43 6.66 -0.23 4.74 SINCE JAN 1 9.81 8.75 1.06 5.90 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 5 -5 7 MONTH TO DATE 24 23 1 24 SINCE MAR 1 561 937 -376 615 SINCE JUL 1 3705 4711 -1006 4142 COOLING TODAY 8 1 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 4 4 0 SINCE MAR 1 97 28 69 54 SINCE JAN 1 97 28 69 54 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 52 LOWEST 39 AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$