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CLILBF

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
505 PM CDT SAT APR 17 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         78    400 PM  89    1994  63     15       63       
                                      1985                          
  MINIMUM         43    636 AM  15    1956  34      9       30       
  AVERAGE         61                        49     12       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.66 1896   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.96  -0.54     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      2.20  -1.62     2.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      3.10  -1.49     3.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.0  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       1.7   -0.2      7.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       6.5   -4.3      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.6                      26.7  -12.1     30.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            4                        17    -13       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       333    -38      276       
  SINCE MAR 1   1000                      1186   -186     1030       
  SINCE JUL 1   5861                      6294   -433     5994       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
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    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        17      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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