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

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...THE MANHATTAN 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     78      9       81                           
  MINIMUM         60     54      6       59                           
  AVERAGE         74     66      8       70                        

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY           MM      0.16  MM        0.04                        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01   2.57  -2.56     0.73                        
  SINCE MAR 1      4.17   7.53  -3.36     5.32                        
  SINCE JAN 1      5.81   9.14  -3.33     6.91                        

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0      3     -3        0                           
  MONTH TO DATE   86     90     -4       65                           
  SINCE MAR 1    733   1055   -322      729                           
  SINCE JUL 1   4184   5073   -889     4654                           

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            9      4      5        5                           
  MONTH TO DATE   56     42     14       22                           
  SINCE MAR 1    134     65     69       78                           
  SINCE JAN 1    134     65     69       78                           
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96                                                        
 LOWEST     59                                                        
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         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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