129  
CDUS43 KLBF 180732  
CLILBF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
232 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 66 1148 AM 97 1927 73 -7 77  
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 28 1976 45 3 31  
AVERAGE 57 59 -2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 8 7 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 139 169 -30 104  
SINCE MAR 1 1111 1464 -353 1173  
SINCE JUL 1 5076 6264 -1188 5650  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 64 500 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE NORTH PLATTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 31 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 857 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 858 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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