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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA                              
203 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE LINCOLN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    310 PM  92    1944  74      3       79       
  MINIMUM         46    212 AM  31    1940  50     -4       50       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1952   0.14  -0.14     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      2.15  -1.05     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.97                      7.26  -3.29     4.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.22                      8.59  -1.37     6.81    
                                                                     
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        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       107     21      112       
  SINCE MAR 1   1189                      1331   -142     1086       
  SINCE JUL 1   5530                      6179   -649     5875       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        13      7       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        27      5       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        27      5       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LINCOLN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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