113  
CDUS43 KGID 180649  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
145 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 48 226 AM 92 1985 63 -15 71  
MINIMUM 38 1100 PM 22 1907 38 0 45  
AVERAGE 43 51 -8 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.75 1.20 1900 0.08 0.67 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.35 1.49 0.60  
SINCE MAR 1 3.55 3.39 0.16 2.80  
SINCE JAN 1 4.18 4.61 -0.43 3.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1944 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.5 -1.2 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.4 8.3 -7.9 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 16.0 32.9 -16.9 11.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 15 7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 359 296 63 393  
SINCE MAR 1 1152 1115 37 938  
SINCE JUL 1 5950 6035 -85 5779  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 3 -3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 61 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 93 1994  
1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 17 1953  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2008.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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