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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT SUN APR 23 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         80    157 PM  96    1989  65     15       60       
  MINIMUM         34    525 AM  22    1982  37     -3       31       
  AVERAGE         57                        51      6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 2004   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.96  -0.52     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.44                      2.16   0.28     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      3.03  -0.01     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        8                        14     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       386   -161      291       
  SINCE MAR 1    996                      1162   -166     1010       
  SINCE JUL 1   4816                      5660   -844     5054       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1989                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   732 PM MDT   
APRIL 24 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 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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