000 CDUS43 KOAX 162219 CLIOMA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 506 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2002 ................................... ...THE OMAHA EPPLEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 67 157 PM 93 1944 74 -7 88 MINIMUM 56 802 AM 37 1997 51 5 62 AVERAGE 62 62 0 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 1.75 1896 0.15 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.81 2.22 0.59 4.62 SINCE MAR 1 7.00 7.29 -0.29 8.37 SINCE JAN 1 7.67 8.86 -1.19 11.51 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T SINCE MAR 1 11.1 SINCE JUL 1 21.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 3 5 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 130 108 22 47 SINCE MAR 1 1515 1324 191 1273 SINCE JUL 1 5425 6230 -805 6467 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 9 17 -8 64 SINCE MAR 1 36 32 4 91 SINCE JAN 1 36 32 4 91 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (010) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (010) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 600 AM LOWEST 48 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE OMAHA EPPLEY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE 603 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. && ................................... ...THE OMAHA/VALLEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1997 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 65 MM MM MM 73 -8 87 MINIMUM 55 MM MM MM 51 4 62 AVERAGE 60 62 -2 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.11 MM MM 0.15 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.12 2.22 0.90 5.27 SINCE MAR 1 6.85 7.29 -0.44 8.54 SINCE JAN 1 8.49 8.85 -0.36 11.22 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T SINCE MAR 1 11.5 SINCE JUL 1 26.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 5 5 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 133 107 26 55 SINCE MAR 1 1526 1355 171 1306 SINCE JUL 1 5525 6338 -813 6666 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 8 17 -9 65 SINCE MAR 1 35 30 5 91 SINCE JAN 1 35 30 5 91 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM MM LOWEST MM MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE OMAHA/VALLEY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 MM MM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MM MM SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.