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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
1236 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         44    312 PM  82    1935  50     -6       54       
  MINIMUM         16    427 AM  -5    1897  27    -11       32       
  AVERAGE         30                        39     -9       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1913   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.85  -0.85     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.85  -0.85     1.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.25                      2.18   1.07     3.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.5   -2.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      22.4   -6.1     35.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        27      8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       410    -43      334       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       410    -43      334       
  SINCE JUL 1   4708                      5258   -550     5123       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        85      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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