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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
1258 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         64    416 PM  84    1894  52     12       58       
  MINIMUM         36    655 AM  -5    1906  28      8       29       
  AVERAGE         50                        40     10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1987   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.08  -1.08     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.08  -1.08     1.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.25                      2.41   0.84     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      22.7   -6.4     35.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        25    -10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  437                       487    -50      410       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       487    -50      410       
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5335   -557     5199       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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