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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE                                    
144 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         61   1206 AM  94    1918  68     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  25    1907  44      6       41       
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.81R         1.13 1959   0.11   1.70     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      0.44   1.38     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.69                      5.00  -0.31     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.80                      6.33  -0.53     3.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      8.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        38      0       62       
  SINCE MAR 1   1256                      1388   -132     1573       
  SINCE JUL 1   6299                      6596   -297     5740       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        12     12       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        12     12       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.