CDUS43 KTOP 152138 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 438 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 71 70 1 83 MINIMUM 59 46 13 63 AVERAGE 65 58 7 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.13 0.10 0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.37 1.52 1.85 1.76 SINCE SEP 1 8.47 4.77 3.70 4.53 SINCE JAN 1 34.05 30.12 3.93 24.15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 8 -8 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 93 -80 10 SINCE SEP 1 13 141 -128 27 SINCE JUL 1 13 142 -129 30 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 74 24 50 79 SINCE SEP 1 478 192 286 266 SINCE JAN 1 1930 1422 508 1554 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 LOWEST 87 AVERAGE 94 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$