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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    217 PM  90    1953  66     -2       84       
  MINIMUM         34   1246 AM  22    1994  39     -5       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          0.84 1922   0.07   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.28   0.63     2.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.16                      2.48  -0.32     3.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.50                      3.35  -0.85     4.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       453    -71      394       
  SINCE MAR 1   1101                      1229   -128      975       
  SINCE JUL 1   5145                      5727   -582     5193       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 PM MDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 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 WAS 50 DEGREES

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