575  
CDUS43 KGID 160644  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
142 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 67 148 PM 96 2001 71 -4 64  
MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 31 1973 49 1 48  
AVERAGE 59 60 -1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.16 0.99 1941 0.13 0.03 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.84 0.38 1.56  
SINCE MAR 1 6.35 6.49 -0.14 8.38  
SINCE JAN 1 6.98 7.71 -0.73 9.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 155 114 41 38  
SINCE MAR 1 1481 1396 85 1063  
SINCE JUL 1 6279 6316 -37 5904  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 900 PM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1916  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 847 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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