124  
CDUS43 KGID 070701  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
159 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 80 343 PM 97 1916 68 12 70  
MINIMUM 53 518 AM 28 1989 46 7 60  
1944  
AVERAGE 67 57 10 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.49 1.09 1971 0.12 0.37 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.69 -0.02 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 4.80 5.34 -0.54 7.57  
SINCE JAN 1 5.43 6.56 -1.13 8.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1960 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 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 53 7 21  
SINCE MAR 1 1386 1335 51 1046  
SINCE JUL 1 6184 6255 -71 5887  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 6  
SINCE MAR 1 2 12 -10 28  
SINCE JAN 1 2 12 -10 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 97 1934  
1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2008...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2008...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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