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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE                                    
139 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         72    321 PM  99    1916  69      3       66       
  MINIMUM         41    557 AM  29    1989  45     -4       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1930   0.12  -0.12     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      0.78   1.51     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.16                      5.34  -0.18     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.27                      6.67  -0.40     3.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      8.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        63      5       76       
  SINCE MAR 1   1286                      1413   -127     1587       
  SINCE JUL 1   6329                      6621   -292     5754       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        15      9       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        15      9       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2003...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2003...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.