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CDUS43 KGLD 090747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1243 AM MST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1153 AM  75    1974  51      3       69       
  MINIMUM         28   1153 PM  -1    1996  24      4       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        38      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.28  -0.28     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.34                      1.15  -0.81     1.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        27     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       226    -61      207       
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       226    -61      207       
  SINCE JUL 1   4209                      4724   -515     4425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     38                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        83      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM MST   SUNSET   548 PM MST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM MST   SUNSET   549 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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THE AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURE AT THE FOUR INCH DEPTH...45

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