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CDUS43 KGLD 190741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT WED APR 19 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         59    139 PM  91    1987  64     -5       81       
  MINIMUM         30   1110 PM  14    1944  35     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.95 1942   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.75  -0.31     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      1.95   0.49     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      2.82   0.20     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       20                        16      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       327   -153      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    945                      1103   -158      966       
  SINCE JUL 1   4765                      5601   -836     5010       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         4     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.8                                         
                                                                     
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    62                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      2001                    
                                             1987                    
                                             1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 PM MDT   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 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 59 DEGREES

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