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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
141 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         83    149 PM  94    1996  71     12       85       
  MINIMUM         49    500 AM  27    1945  46      3       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.66  -0.51     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.52                      4.37  -0.85     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.86                      5.24  -1.38     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        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       148     -2      100       
  SINCE MAR 1   1333                      1414    -81     1119       
  SINCE JUL 1   5377                      5912   -535     5337       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         1      6       43       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3       45       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   530 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 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...62

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