681  
CDUS43 KGID 212210  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
508 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 65 302 PM 93 1989 64 1 80  
MINIMUM 43 817 AM 22 1982 40 3 57  
1899  
AVERAGE 54 52 2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1984 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.71 1.13 0.84  
SINCE MAR 1 3.55 3.75 -0.20 3.04  
SINCE JAN 1 4.18 4.97 -0.79 4.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.7 1992 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 11 13 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 403 350 53 408  
SINCE MAR 1 1196 1169 27 953  
SINCE JUL 1 5994 6089 -95 5794  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 4  
SINCE MAR 1 0 7 -7 4  
SINCE JAN 1 0 7 -7 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 400 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 94 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 23 1931  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2008.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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