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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
435 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         71    336 PM  88    1988  60     11       69       
  MINIMUM         24    450 AM  14    1961  30     -6       33       
  AVERAGE         48                        45      3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1875   0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.35  -0.35     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.77                      1.59   0.18     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.35                      2.49  -0.14     1.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1897   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.5   -0.4      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.1                      25.7   -2.6     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        20     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       149    -44      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1002    -90      811       
  SINCE JUL 1   5457                      6110   -653     5672       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        90      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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