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CDUS43 KGLD 050743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         69    353 PM  91    1986  68      1       79       
  MINIMUM         36    250 AM  27    1967  41     -5       49       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.11          1.49 2001   0.09   1.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.35   0.76      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.48                      3.06   0.42     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.82                      3.93  -0.11     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                              
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      4.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        45     38       39       
  SINCE MAR 1   1270                      1311    -41     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   5314                      5809   -495     5276       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 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...47

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