631  
CDUS43 KGID 080712  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
212 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 43 407 PM 86 1988 59 -16 37  
MINIMUM 25 629 AM 15 1928 35 -10 17  
AVERAGE 34 47 -13 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.05 1978 0.08 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.55 -0.19 0.22  
SINCE MAR 1 1.07 2.59 -1.52 2.42  
SINCE JAN 1 1.70 3.81 -2.11 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.8 1973 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 7.5 -7.4 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 15.7 32.1 -16.4 11.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 18 13 38  
MONTH TO DATE 148 134 14 188  
SINCE MAR 1 941 953 -12 733  
SINCE JUL 1 5739 5873 -134 5574  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 800 PM  
LOWEST 48 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 13 2007  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2008.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2008.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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