CXUS53 KGID 020203 CLMGRI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 903 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND ISLAND NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 03/16/2015 03/29/1986 03/31/1978 LOW -21 03/04/1960 HIGHEST 76 03/11 77 -1 76 03/30 LOWEST 13 03/18 7 6 9 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.1 52.6 2.5 48.1 AVG. MINIMUM 29.1 28.8 0.3 24.5 MEAN 42.1 40.7 1.4 36.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 3.0 -2.0 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 21.6 -1.6 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.65 2021 MINIMUM T 1907 TOTALS 1.95 1.39 0.56 1.09 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.04 DAYS >= .01 6 7.0 -1.0 5 DAYS >= .10 4 3.5 0.5 3 DAYS >= .50 2 0.8 1.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.34 03/24 TO 03/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 23.5 1915 TOTALS 4.4 3.8 0.6 7.1 SINCE 7/1 27.2 26.1 1.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.1 0.9 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 03/26 6 24 HR TOTAL 2.2 03/08 TO 03/08 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 704 754 -50 885 SINCE 7/1 4761 5308 -547 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/350 DATE 03/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/350 DATE 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$