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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
413 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         44   1201 AM  84    1921  53     -9       63       
  MINIMUM         18   1158 PM  -3    1965  24     -6       30       
  AVERAGE         31                        39     -8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1979   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.63  -0.59     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.63  -0.59     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.53  -0.91     1.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.2   -2.0      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       2.2   -2.0      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      22.4   -4.2     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        27      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       532    -50      478       
  SINCE MAR 1    482                       532    -50      478       
  SINCE JUL 1   5027                      5640   -613     5339       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        86      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   655 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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