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CDUS43 KGLD 010744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
142 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         52   1244 PM  96    1992  67    -15       41       
  MINIMUM         28    433 AM  22    1950  40    -12       33       
  AVERAGE         40                        53    -13       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.81 1978   0.08   0.07     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.51   0.61     2.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      2.71  -0.34     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.58  -0.87     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        12     13       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  468                       490    -22      438       
  SINCE MAR 1   1187                      1266    -79     1019       
  SINCE JUL 1   5231                      5764   -533     5237       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 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 41 DEGREES

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