561 CDUS43 KGID 192227 CLIGRI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 526 PM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND ISLAND NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2013... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 51 300 PM 86 1921 53 -2 67 MINIMUM 29 501 AM -9 1923 29 0 51 AVERAGE 40 40 0 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.45 1922 0.06 -0.06 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.97 -0.13 0.45 SINCE MAR 1 0.84 0.97 -0.13 0.45 SINCE JAN 1 1.97 2.18 -0.21 1.66 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 12.1 1977 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.5 0.0 T SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.5 0.0 T SINCE JUL 1 24.9 25.6 -0.7 20.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 25 24 1 6 MONTH TO DATE 547 530 17 276 SINCE MAR 1 547 530 17 276 SINCE JUL 1 5016 5291 -275 4622 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 12 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 12 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 12 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 800 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE GRAND ISLAND NE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 84 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -3 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$