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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
438 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         72    429 PM  90    1887  60     12       58       
  MINIMUM         38   1216 AM  11    2003  31      7       23       
  AVERAGE         55                        46      9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1882   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.41  -0.41     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.77                      1.65   0.12     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.35                      2.55  -0.20     1.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.6   -0.5      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.1                      25.8   -2.7     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        20    -10       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       169    -54      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    922                      1022   -100      835       
  SINCE JUL 1   5467                      6130   -663     5696       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        14      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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