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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE                                    
131 AM CDT THU APR 17 2003

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         64   1117 AM  90    1964  62      2       88       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  14    1904  37      2       47       
  AVERAGE         52                        49      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.90 1945   0.08   0.04     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.27  -0.76     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.21                      3.24  -2.03     1.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.32                      4.57  -2.25     1.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      8.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       298    -50      218       
  SINCE MAR 1   1044                      1170   -126     1300       
  SINCE JUL 1   6087                      6378   -291     5467       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         0     24       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         0     24       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        14      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2003.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2003.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.