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CDUS43 KGLD 010757
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
148 AM MDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         71    401 PM  96    1992  67      4       52       
  MINIMUM         35    353 AM  14    1907  40     -5       28       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1978   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.51  -0.95     2.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.56                      2.71  -0.15     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      3.58  -0.44     2.71    
                                                                     
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       12                        12      0       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       490   -147      468       
  SINCE MAR 1   1114                      1266   -152     1187       
  SINCE JUL 1   4934                      5764   -830     5231       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     23                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 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... 55 DEGREES.

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