443  
CDUS43 KGID 152224  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
522 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 67 148 PM 96 2001 71 -4 64  
MINIMUM 52 520 AM 31 1973 49 3 48  
AVERAGE 60 60 0 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.10 0.99 1941 0.13 -0.03 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.84 0.32 1.56  
SINCE MAR 1 6.29 6.49 -0.20 8.38  
SINCE JAN 1 6.92 7.71 -0.79 9.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 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  
TODAY 5 6 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 154 114 40 38  
SINCE MAR 1 1480 1396 84 1063  
SINCE JUL 1 6278 6316 -38 5904  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 9 -7 47  
SINCE MAR 1 2 21 -19 69  
SINCE JAN 1 2 21 -19 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1000 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1916  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 846 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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