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CDUS43 KGLD 180742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2006

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    341 PM  90    2004  63     23       77       
  MINIMUM         39    528 AM  18    1907  35      4       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        49     14       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.26 1970   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.70  -0.26     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      1.90   0.54     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      2.77   0.25     1.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        16    -14        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       311   -157      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    925                      1087   -162      966       
  SINCE JUL 1   4745                      5585   -840     5010       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         4     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     10                                                       
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 PM MDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 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 WAS 58 DEGREES

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