CDUS43 KTOP 160627 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 127 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2026... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 67 15 67 MINIMUM 56 43 13 35 AVERAGE 69 55 14 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.71 1.52 0.19 0.77 SINCE MAR 1 4.39 3.64 0.75 1.91 SINCE JAN 1 7.77 5.73 2.04 3.07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 14 MONTH TO DATE 73 184 -111 155 SINCE MAR 1 465 791 -326 533 SINCE JUL 1 3609 4565 -956 4060 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 8 27 14 SINCE MAR 1 84 12 72 22 SINCE JAN 1 84 12 72 22 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 LOWEST 27 AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$