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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
142 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         77    220 PM  94    1936  68      9       93       
  MINIMUM         45    616 AM  25    1944  42      3       51       
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1982   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.45   0.66      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.48                      3.16   0.32     3.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.82                      4.03  -0.21     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        4                        10     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        55     32       39       
  SINCE MAR 1   1274                      1321    -47     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   5318                      5819   -501     5276       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        30      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 PM MDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 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...51

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