861  
CDUS43 KLBF 172246  
CLILBF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
546 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 1148 AM 97 1927 73 -7 77  
MINIMUM 57 201 AM 28 1976 45 12 31  
AVERAGE 62 59 3 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.60 1955 0.11 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.64 -1.34 0.40  
SINCE MAR 1 1.64 4.93 -3.29 1.83  
SINCE JAN 1 2.18 5.89 -3.71 2.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1930 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.1 7.8 -5.7 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 8.9 29.6 -20.7 13.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 7 -4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 134 169 -35 104  
SINCE MAR 1 1106 1464 -358 1173  
SINCE JUL 1 5071 6264 -1193 5650  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 7 1 23  
SINCE MAR 1 14 9 5 24  
SINCE JAN 1 14 9 5 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 65 400 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 31 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 856 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 857 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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