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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
432 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         50    956 AM  86    1952  66    -16       82       
  MINIMUM         25R   413 AM  25    1995  37    -12       32       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         38                        52    -14       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.61 1912   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.71   0.55     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      2.95   1.08     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.61                      3.85   0.76     3.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.7   -2.7      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       7.5   -2.4      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.1                      27.7   -4.6     14.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        13     14        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       481    -54      435       
  SINCE MAR 1   1234                      1334   -100     1140       
  SINCE JUL 1   5779                      6442   -663     6001       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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