261  
CDUS43 KGID 030642  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 52 1215 PM 95 1902 67 -15 72  
MINIMUM 35 632 PM 23 1967 44 -9 43  
AVERAGE 44 56 -12 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 1.05 1903 0.11 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.22 -0.04 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 4.31 4.87 -0.56 6.87  
SINCE JAN 1 4.94 6.09 -1.15 8.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.9 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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  
YESTERDAY 21 9 12 7  
MONTH TO DATE 31 19 12 12  
SINCE MAR 1 1357 1301 56 1037  
SINCE JUL 1 6155 6221 -66 5878  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 400 AM  
LOWEST 61 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 2005  
1907  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2008...........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2008...........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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