616  
CXUS53 KGID 011852 AAA  
CLMEAR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
136 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009  
 
AMENDED TO INCLUDE KEARNEY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION DATA  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE KEARNEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2009
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 100 04/28/1910  
LOW 0 04/02/1936  
HIGHEST 90 04/23 85 5 81 04/15  
LOWEST 16 04/07 20 -4 25 04/13  
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.4 61.0 0.4 57.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 36.2 35.4 0.8 33.6  
MEAN 48.8 48.2 0.6 45.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.6 0.4 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 11 11.4 -0.4 18  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 7.59 1944  
MINIMUM 0.05 1989  
TOTALS 2.24  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.08 -0.01  
DAYS >= .01 10 7.9 2.1  
DAYS >= .10 6 4.7 1.3  
DAYS >= .50 1 1.7 -0.7  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.53 04/04 TO 04/04  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 484 504 -20 573  
COOLING TOTAL 4 1 3 0  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST 09/15/1946  
LATEST 05/29/1947  
EARLIEST 10/02  
LATEST 04/30    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/020  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
THE PRECIPITATION DATA SHOWN ABOVE IS RECORDED BY THE AUTOMATED  
WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT THE KEARNEY AIRPORT. THE PRECIPITATION  
IS DEPICTED FOR A CALENDAR DAY FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL  
IS NOT RECORDED BY THAT SYSTEM.  
 
THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND SNOW DEPTH  
OBSERVATIONS FOR KEARNEY IS RECORDED DAILY BY THE  
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT 7 AM. THAT INFORMATION FOLLOWS...  
   
..KEARNEY 4NE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORT FOR APRIL 2009
 
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
MONTHLY TOTAL..................... 2.39 INCHES  
YEAR TO DATE...................... 2.78 INCHES  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
MONTHLY TOTAL...................... TRACE  
SEASONAL TOTAL (SINCE JULY 1ST)... 16.2 INCHES  
 

 
 
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