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CDUS43 KLBF 122357
CLILBF

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE, NE                            
656 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2004

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         73        MM  93    1962  71      2       74        
                                      1880                          
  MINIMUM         43        MM  26    1953  43      0       37        
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.72 1942   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.22  -1.19     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.09                      4.43  -2.34     6.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      5.33  -2.21     7.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1966   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       7.6   -5.4      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.6                      27.8  -13.2     30.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            7                         9     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                       124    -69      140       
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1496   -259     1356       
  SINCE JUL 1   6098                      6604   -506     6320       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         0     34        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                         4     30        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                         4     30        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1932                    
                                             1915                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 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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