CDUS43 KTOP 162132 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 58 69 -11 81 MINIMUM 43 45 -2 61 AVERAGE 51 57 -6 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.37 1.62 1.75 1.76 SINCE SEP 1 8.47 4.87 3.60 4.53 SINCE JAN 1 34.05 30.22 3.83 24.15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 14 8 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 101 -70 10 SINCE SEP 1 31 149 -118 27 SINCE JUL 1 31 150 -119 30 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 74 25 49 85 SINCE SEP 1 478 193 285 272 SINCE JAN 1 1930 1423 507 1560 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 LOWEST 42 AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... 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 16 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$