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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE                                    
1231 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         33    338 PM  75    1987  45    -12       31       
  MINIMUM         13    734 AM -17    1943  22     -9       20       
  AVERAGE         23                        33    -10       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1911   0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.35  -0.29     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      0.35  -0.29     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.17                      1.68  -0.51     1.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        32     10       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       231     58      313       
  SINCE MAR 1    289                       231     58      313       
  SINCE JUL 1   5332                      5439   -107     4480       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2003.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.