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CLILWC



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

124 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         83     73     10       71                           

  MINIMUM         55     48      7       36                           

  AVERAGE         69     61      8       54                        



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.01   0.15  -0.14     0.00                        

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01   0.62  -0.61     0.08                        

  SINCE MAR 1      9.84   6.85   2.99     5.50                        

  SINCE JAN 1     12.75   9.02   3.73     7.07                        



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0      6     -6       11                           

  MONTH TO DATE   30     25      5       34                           

  SINCE MAR 1    667    973   -306      780                           

  SINCE JUL 1   4222   4917   -695     4832                           



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        4      2      2        0                           

  MONTH TO DATE    4      5     -1        0                           

  SINCE MAR 1     83     29     54       28                           

  SINCE JAN 1     83     29     54       28                           

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)        

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  HAZE                                                                





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    81                                                        

 LOWEST     32                                                        

 AVERAGE    57                                                        



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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        MM        MM                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        MM        MM                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT     

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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