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CDUS43 KGLD 200742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         64    240 PM  87    2001  64      0       79       
                                      1987                          
                                      1961                          
  MINIMUM         31   1235 AM  18    1953  36     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1981   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.80  -0.36     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      2.00   0.44     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      2.87   0.15     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       17                        15      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       342   -151      250       
  SINCE MAR 1    962                      1118   -156      969       
  SINCE JUL 1   4782                      5616   -834     5013       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63                                                       
 LOWEST     14                                                       
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 PM MDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   730 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 53 DEGREES

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