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

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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         78    336 PM  93    1939  72      6       73       
  MINIMUM         50    513 AM  31    1907  48      2       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.74 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.75                      1.89   0.86     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      6.45   1.63     7.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      7.78   2.00     9.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       8.3   -7.9      7.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                      31.3  -18.9     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       123     30      118       
  SINCE MAR 1   1277                      1473   -196     1197       
  SINCE JUL 1   5865                      6681   -816     6186       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        13      1       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        24     -4       50       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        24     -4       50       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        99      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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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