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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
430 PM CST THU MAR 11 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         50    322 PM  80    1972  50      0       67       
  MINIMUM         15    556 AM -15    1948  22     -7       24       
  AVERAGE         33                        36     -3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.69 1976   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.35  -0.21      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.35  -0.21      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.17                      1.25  -0.08     0.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           8.2  1906   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.1   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.1   -0.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      21.3   -8.2     22.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           32                        29      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       336    -21      384       
  SINCE MAR 1    315                       336    -21      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   5176                      5444   -268     5348       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        78      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -7      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2004.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   646 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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