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CDUS43 KGLD 040740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    213 PM  93    1949  67     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         47    902 PM  22    1907  41      6       34       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.45 1928   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.26  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      2.97  -0.39     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.16                      3.84  -0.68     2.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        34    -19       71       
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1300   -171     1258       
  SINCE JUL 1   4949                      5798   -849     5302       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         4      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  72 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1986                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 PM MDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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...59                                       

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