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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
730 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         82    424 PM  86    1952  66     16       64       
  MINIMUM         32    445 AM  25    1995  37     -5       47       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.61 1912   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      1.71   0.19     3.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.06                      2.95  -0.89     4.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      3.85  -0.76     5.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           2.5  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.7   -1.2      7.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       7.5   -5.3      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.6                      27.7  -13.1     30.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                        13     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  435                       481    -46      427       
  SINCE MAR 1   1140                      1334   -194     1181       
  SINCE JUL 1   6001                      6442   -441     6145       
                                                                     
 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     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    96          400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16          400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2004.........SUNRISE   644 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.                                          


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