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CDUS43 KGLD 180740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1240 AM MST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         64    156 PM  80    1994  53     11       68       
  MINIMUM         31    204 AM   1    1958  27      4       37       
  AVERAGE         48                        40      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1924   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.64  -0.56     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.64  -0.56     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      1.51  -1.09     1.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        25     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       459    -80      384       
  SINCE MAR 1    379                       459    -80      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   4423                      4957   -534     4602       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51                                                       
 LOWEST     11                                                       
 AVERAGE    31                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         1      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM MST   SUNSET   557 PM MST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM MST   SUNSET   558 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...43                                      

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