CDUS43 KTOP 160627 CLILWC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 127 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE LAWRENCE 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 85 68 17 65 MINIMUM 54 42 12 31 AVERAGE 70 54 16 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.14 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.68 1.25 1.20 SINCE MAR 1 5.13 3.88 1.25 2.68 SINCE JAN 1 8.04 6.05 1.99 4.25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 11 -11 17 MONTH TO DATE 97 195 -98 202 SINCE MAR 1 553 816 -263 670 SINCE JUL 1 4108 4760 -652 4722 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 34 5 29 8 SINCE MAR 1 70 9 61 13 SINCE JAN 1 70 9 61 13 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 LOWEST 25 AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$