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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
144 AM MDT SAT MAY 14 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         68    332 PM  97    1941  70     -2       51       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  25    1953  45     -4       32       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.45 1981   0.11  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.30  -0.15     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      4.01  -0.49     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.86                      4.88  -1.02     4.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       126      2       74       
  SINCE MAR 1   1315                      1392    -77     1093       
  SINCE JUL 1   5359                      5890   -531     5311       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6       39       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         4      3       41       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         4      3       41       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      2004                    
                                             1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   753 PM MDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE SOIL AT THE FOUR INCH LEVEL...62

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