CDUS43 KLBF 180732 CLIVTN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 232 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE VALENTINE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 1023 AM 99 1934 72 -8 67 MINIMUM 45 1154 PM 30 1930 45 0 36 1986 1992 AVERAGE 55 59 -4 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.64 1.98 2017 0.11 0.53 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.64 1.78 -1.14 1.96 SINCE MAR 1 2.66 5.27 -2.61 4.43 SINCE JAN 1 3.33 6.20 -2.87 5.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.4 1930 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 4.6 11.7 -7.1 15.3 SINCE JUL 1 13.4 34.2 -20.8 29.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 8 2 13 MONTH TO DATE 164 176 -12 92 SINCE MAR 1 1314 1565 -251 1323 SINCE JUL 1 5451 6570 -1119 6285 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 39 SINCE MAR 1 10 14 -4 39 SINCE JAN 1 10 14 -4 39 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1100 AM LOWEST 37 1200 AMAVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE VALENTINE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 98 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 902 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 903 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$