536  
CDUS43 KGID 190638  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
137 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 60 501 PM 93 1994 63 -3 73  
1985  
MINIMUM 35 1159 PM 17 1953 39 -4 41  
AVERAGE 48 51 -3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 17 14 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 376 310 66 401  
SINCE MAR 1 1169 1129 40 946  
SINCE JUL 1 5967 6049 -82 5787  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 100 AM  
LOWEST 29 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 89 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1907  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2008.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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