CDUS43 KTOP 202132 CLILWC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 69 7 54 MINIMUM 40 43 -3 46 AVERAGE 58 56 2 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.53 MONTH TO DATE 3.37 2.43 0.94 2.21 SINCE MAR 1 5.57 4.63 0.94 3.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.48 6.80 1.68 5.26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 7 10 -3 15 MONTH TO DATE 135 246 -111 243 SINCE MAR 1 591 867 -276 711 SINCE JUL 1 4146 4811 -665 4763 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 10 25 14 SINCE MAR 1 71 14 57 19 SINCE JAN 1 71 14 57 19 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 LOWEST 31 AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE LAWRENCE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$