988  
CDUS43 KGID 032231  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 60 400 PM 92 1959 67 -7 62  
MINIMUM 34 546 AM 25 2005 44 -10 49  
1907  
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.75 1987 0.11 -0.11 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.33 -0.15 0.15  
SINCE MAR 1 4.31 4.98 -0.67 6.97  
SINCE JAN 1 4.94 6.20 -1.26 8.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.3 1967 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  
TODAY 18 9 9 9  
MONTH TO DATE 49 28 21 21  
SINCE MAR 1 1375 1310 65 1046  
SINCE JUL 1 6173 6230 -57 5887  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 400 AM  
LOWEST 24 300 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1967  
 
 
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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