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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
431 PM CST SUN MAR 28 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         59    300 PM  86    1986  56      3       42       
  MINIMUM         22        MM   1    1899  27     -5       18        
  AVERAGE         41                        42     -1       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.84 1981   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.09  -0.93     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      1.09  -0.93     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.99  -0.80     2.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          11.6  1980   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       4.2   -3.5      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       4.2   -3.5      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      24.4  -11.3     23.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           24                        24      0       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  626                       784   -158      681       
  SINCE MAR 1    626                       784   -158      681       
  SINCE JUL 1   5487                      5892   -405     5645       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      
LOWEST     26            300 PM                                      
AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -8      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   704 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   705 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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