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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
141 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         45    509 PM  85    1998  61    -16       53       
  MINIMUM         30   1149 PM  11    1997  33     -3       27       
  AVERAGE         38                        47     -9       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.61          2.00 1922   0.04   0.57     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.44   0.94     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      1.64  -0.01     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      2.51  -0.54     2.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        18      9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       211    -44      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    886                       987   -101      765       
  SINCE JUL 1   4930                      5485   -555     4983       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         5      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   722 PM MDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM MDT   SUNSET   723 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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AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURE AT 4 INCH DEPTH...45

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