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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
414 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         49    512 PM  86    2004  53     -4       86       
  MINIMUM         12    636 AM  -6    1965  25    -13       42       
  AVERAGE         31                        39     -8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1964   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.67  -0.63     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.67  -0.63     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.57  -0.95     1.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1888   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.4   -2.2      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       2.4   -2.2      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      22.6   -4.4     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        27      7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  516                       559    -43      479       
  SINCE MAR 1    516                       559    -43      479       
  SINCE JUL 1   5061                      5667   -606     5340       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1912                    
                                             1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   656 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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