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CDUS43 KGLD 090759
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
159 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77    303 PM  82    1930  61     16       62       
  MINIMUM         42    529 AM  12    1973  32     10       28       
  AVERAGE         60                        47     13       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.74 1943   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.32   0.13     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.52  -0.82     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.04                      2.39  -1.35     1.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      2.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        19    -14       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       157    -50      107       
  SINCE MAR 1    826                       933   -107      688       
  SINCE JUL 1   4870                      5431   -561     4906       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70                                                       
 LOWEST     27                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   719 PM MDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  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...49

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