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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 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         56    444 PM  92    1965  68    -12       53       
  MINIMUM         27    222 AM  25    1907  44    -17       43       
  AVERAGE         42                        56    -14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.22                      2.90  -0.68     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.87                      5.11  -2.24     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.12                      6.44  -0.32     5.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.4   -6.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      26.3  -10.0     35.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                         9     14       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       425    -93      355       
  SINCE MAR 1   1061                      1224   -163      974       
  SINCE JUL 1   5402                      6072   -670     5763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        13     -2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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