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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE                                    
1226 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2003

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         28    450 AM  73    1977  45    -17       27       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM  -8    1995  22    -16       12       
  AVERAGE         17                        34    -17       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.70 1928   0.06  -0.06     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.41  -0.35     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      0.41  -0.35     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.17                      1.74  -0.57     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        31     17       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       262     75      358       
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       262     75      358       
  SINCE JUL 1   5380                      5470    -90     4525       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        76      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2003.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.