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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
336 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         58   1221 AM  94    1980  65     -7       64       
  MINIMUM         40    650 PM  20    1907  35      5       34       
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.91R         1.55 1915   0.07   1.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      1.24   1.01     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      2.48   1.54     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      3.38   1.22     2.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1920   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       6.9   -1.8      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.1                      27.1   -4.0     14.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        15      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       396   -105      334       
  SINCE MAR 1   1098                      1249   -151     1039       
  SINCE JUL 1   5643                      6357   -714     5900       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1996                    
                                             1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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