CDUS43 KTOP 082132 CLIEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025... 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 77 73 4 80 MINIMUM 54 51 3 58 AVERAGE 66 62 4 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.38 -0.79 0.58 SINCE MAR 1 5.33 7.34 -2.01 6.05 SINCE JAN 1 6.49 9.43 -2.94 9.22 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 36 43 -7 19 SINCE MAR 1 627 957 -330 663 SINCE JUL 1 4154 4731 -577 3914 COOLING TODAY 1 2 -1 4 MONTH TO DATE 1 12 -11 8 SINCE MAR 1 55 36 19 59 SINCE JAN 1 55 36 19 59 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 LOWEST 45 AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$