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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
151 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...

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)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         91     77     14       80                           
  MINIMUM         61     53      8       43                           
  AVERAGE         76     65     11       62                        

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T      0.15  -0.15     0.00                        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01   2.41  -2.40     0.69                        
  SINCE MAR 1      4.17   7.37  -3.20     5.28                        
  SINCE JAN 1      5.81   8.98  -3.17     6.87                        

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0      3     -3        3                           
  MONTH TO DATE   86     87     -1       65                           
  SINCE MAR 1    733   1052   -319      729                           
  SINCE JUL 1   4184   5070   -886     4654                           

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       11      4      7        0                           
  MONTH TO DATE   47     38      9       17                           
  SINCE MAR 1    125     61     64       73                           
  SINCE JAN 1    125     61     64       73                           
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    27   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93                                                        
 LOWEST     39                                                        
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        MM        MM                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        MM        MM                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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