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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
149 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         86    249 PM  95    1939  74     12       83       
  MINIMUM         50    221 AM  36    1930  48      2       43       
  AVERAGE         68                        61      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.66 1923   0.12  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      2.50  -1.29     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.58                      5.21  -1.63     3.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.92                      6.08  -2.16     4.60    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       190    -39      117       
  SINCE MAR 1   1338                      1456   -118     1136       
  SINCE JUL 1   5382                      5954   -572     5354       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                         8     45       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        12     42       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        12     42       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 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...72

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