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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         76    347 PM  95    2004  68      8       95       
  MINIMUM         42    355 AM  26    1944  41      1       55       
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.03 1950   0.10  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.48  -0.47     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.11                      3.69   0.42     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69                      4.59   0.10     3.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1950   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.5                       7.6   -2.1      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.5                      27.8   -4.3     14.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        57     43       45       
  SINCE MAR 1   1420                      1429     -9     1227       
  SINCE JUL 1   5965                      6537   -572     6088       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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