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CDUS43 KGLD 180744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
142 AM MDT TUE OCT 18 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         78        MM  96    1926  66     12       74        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  18    1948  37     13       35        
  AVERAGE         64                        52     12       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1965   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      0.55   1.85     2.08    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.73                      1.67   1.06     5.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.25                     18.04  -2.79    19.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        13    -12       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       172    -15      186       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       289    -86      243       
  SINCE JUL 1    205                       304    -99      288       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         6     11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       105     71      148       
  SINCE JAN 1   1114                       894    220      820       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   603 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   701 AM MDT   SUNSET   602 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...59

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