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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
404 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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         51    413 PM  79    1935  52     -1       47       
  MINIMUM         14    713 AM -10    1880  24    -10       22       
  AVERAGE         33                        38     -5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1946   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.51  -0.47     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.51  -0.47     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.41  -0.79     1.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       1.6   -1.4      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       1.6   -1.4      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      21.8   -3.6     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        28      4       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       450    -55      421       
  SINCE MAR 1    395                       450    -55      421       
  SINCE JUL 1   4940                      5558   -618     5282       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   652 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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