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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
428 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         62    244 PM  75    1945  51     11       74       
  MINIMUM         39    714 AM -19    1880  23     16       22       
  AVERAGE         51                        37     14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.80 1973   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.43  -0.29      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.43  -0.29      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.17                      1.33  -0.16     0.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.0  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.3   -0.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.3   -0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      21.5   -8.4     22.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        29    -15       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       394    -41      418       
  SINCE MAR 1    353                       394    -41      418       
  SINCE JUL 1   5214                      5502   -288     5382       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
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    92          700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -21      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   648 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   649 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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