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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
134 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71    332 PM  92    1952  70      1       78       
  MINIMUM         33   1252 AM  30    1944  46    -13       49       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.07 1959   0.13  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.50  -0.44     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                      5.61  -2.68     3.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.18                      6.94  -0.76     5.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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       13                         8      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        34     42       58       
  SINCE MAR 1   1137                      1258   -121     1032       
  SINCE JUL 1   5478                      6106   -628     5821       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        15     -3       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        15     -3       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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