895  
CDUS43 KGID 162220  
CLIGRI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 77 359 PM 95 1927 72 5 71  
MINIMUM 44 542 AM 32 1916 49 -5 43  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.17 1992 0.13 -0.13 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.97 0.25 1.60  
SINCE MAR 1 6.35 6.62 -0.27 8.42  
SINCE JAN 1 6.98 7.84 -0.86 9.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 4 5 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 159 119 40 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1485 1401 84 1071  
SINCE JUL 1 6283 6321 -38 5912  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 10 -8 47  
SINCE MAR 1 2 22 -20 69  
SINCE JAN 1 2 22 -20 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM  
LOWEST 27 100 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
 
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THE GRAND ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1964  
1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 33 1930  
 
 
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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