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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
1236 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         62    400 PM  81    2003  51     11       42       
  MINIMUM         20    643 AM  -4    1900  27     -7       29       
  AVERAGE         41                        39      2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.29 1946   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.00  -1.00     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.00  -1.00     1.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.25                      2.33   0.92     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.7   -2.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.7   -2.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      22.6   -6.3     35.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        26     -2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       462    -40      389       
  SINCE MAR 1    422                       462    -40      389       
  SINCE JUL 1   4763                      5310   -547     5178       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -5      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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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