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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77   1218 PM  90    2004  63     14       90       
  MINIMUM         46    535 AM  20    1953  35     11       36       
  AVERAGE         62                        49     13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.26 1970   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.70   0.68     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      1.90  -0.27     1.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      2.77  -0.80     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        16    -13        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       311    -64      258       
  SINCE MAR 1    966                      1087   -121      839       
  SINCE JUL 1   5010                      5585   -575     5057       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 PM MDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 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 THE FOUR INCH DEPTH...51

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