709  
CDUS43 KGID 182226  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
524 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 359 PM 93 1994 63 -3 73  
1985  
MINIMUM 39 648 AM 17 1953 39 0 41  
AVERAGE 50 51 -1 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.15 1970 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.44 1.40 0.60  
SINCE MAR 1 3.55 3.48 0.07 2.80  
SINCE JAN 1 4.18 4.70 -0.52 3.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 1975 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  
TODAY 15 14 1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 374 310 64 401  
SINCE MAR 1 1167 1129 38 946  
SINCE JUL 1 5965 6049 -84 5787  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 4 -4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 100 AM  
LOWEST 33 300 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 89 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1907  
 
 
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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