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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE                                
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2014


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...THE VALENTINE NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73    447 PM  89    1982  67      6       58       
  MINIMUM         36    300 AM  18    2005  40     -4       26       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 1905   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      3.57  -0.03     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.31  -0.11     4.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.3  1917   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.3                      11.1   -2.8     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.8                      33.2    1.6     54.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        38      6       73       
  SINCE MAR 1   1539                      1485     54     1762       
  SINCE JUL 1   7017                      6721    296     6715       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE VALENTINE NE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      2000                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      2013                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   631 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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