CDUS43 KTOP 052135 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 435 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA 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 ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 56 73 -17 77 MINIMUM 45 50 -5 46 AVERAGE 51 61 -10 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.55 0.17 0.38 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.87 -0.07 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 7.23 6.83 0.40 4.74 SINCE JAN 1 10.61 8.92 1.69 5.90 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 14 5 9 3 MONTH TO DATE 38 28 10 27 SINCE MAR 1 575 942 -367 618 SINCE JUL 1 3719 4716 -997 4145 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 6 -2 0 SINCE MAR 1 93 30 63 54 SINCE JAN 1 93 30 63 54 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 LOWEST 63 AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 622 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. $$