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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 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         87     77     10       80                           
  MINIMUM         61     55      6       57                           
  AVERAGE         74     66      8       69                        

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.33   0.16   0.17     0.71                        
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23   2.98  -1.75     1.31                        
  SINCE MAR 1      7.66   8.94  -1.28     6.05                        
  SINCE JAN 1     11.04  11.03   0.01     7.21                        

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0      3     -3        0                           
  MONTH TO DATE   73     79     -6       37                           
  SINCE MAR 1    610    993   -383      628                           
  SINCE JUL 1   3754   4767  -1013     4155                           

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            9      4      5        4                           
  MONTH TO DATE   55     39     16       39                           
  SINCE MAR 1    144     63     81       93                           
  SINCE JAN 1    144     63     81       93                           
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97                                                        
 LOWEST     61                                                        
 AVERAGE    79                                                        

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THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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