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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         71    258 PM  89    1962  64      7       72       
  MINIMUM         41    122 AM  20    1953  36      5       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        50      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1929   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.85   0.53     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      2.05  -0.42     1.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      2.92  -0.95     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        9                        15     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       357    -98      286       
  SINCE MAR 1    978                      1133   -155      867       
  SINCE JUL 1   5022                      5631   -609     5085       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 PM MDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   732 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...61

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