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CDUS43 KGLD 030744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         48    532 PM  94    1965  67    -19       67       
  MINIMUM         26    424 AM  23    1967  41    -15       32       
  AVERAGE         37                        54    -17       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1948   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      2.88  -0.51     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.75  -1.04     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        11     17       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        23     31       34       
  SINCE MAR 1   1241                      1289    -48     1053       
  SINCE JUL 1   5285                      5787   -502     5271       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 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...44

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