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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

435 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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                              

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         63     73    -10       76                           

  MINIMUM         47     49     -2       41                           

  AVERAGE         55     61     -6       59                        



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.34   0.15   0.19     0.00                        

  MONTH TO DATE    0.35   0.77  -0.42     0.08                        

  SINCE MAR 1     10.18   7.00   3.18     5.50                        

  SINCE JAN 1     13.09   9.17   3.92     7.07                        



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           10      6      4        6                           

  MONTH TO DATE   40     31      9       40                           

  SINCE MAR 1    677    979   -302      786                           

  SINCE JUL 1   4232   4923   -691     4838                           



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0      2     -2        0                           

  MONTH TO DATE    4      7     -3        0                           

  SINCE MAR 1     83     31     52       28                           

  SINCE JAN 1     83     31     52       28                           

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)        

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                        





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  RAIN                                                                

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    90                                                        

 LOWEST     35                                                        

 AVERAGE    63                                                        



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THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        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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