991  
CDUS43 KGID 012225  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
523 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 64 1008 AM 94 1955 67 -3 71  
MINIMUM 52 615 AM 22 1909 44 8 49  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.46 1906 0.11 -0.11 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 4.13 4.76 -0.63 6.87  
SINCE JAN 1 4.76 5.98 -1.22 8.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1994 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
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 7 10 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 7 10 -3 5  
SINCE MAR 1 1333 1292 41 1030  
SINCE JUL 1 6131 6212 -81 5871  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 12 -12 22  
SINCE JAN 1 0 12 -12 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 95 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1967  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2008...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2008...........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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