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CDUS43 KGLD 050748
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
147 AM MDT FRI MAY 5 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         53   1113 AM  91    1986  68    -15       69       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         41   1157 PM  23    1907  41      0       36       
  AVERAGE         47                        54     -7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.49 2001   0.09   0.01     1.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.35  -0.23     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.68                      3.06  -0.38     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.26                      3.93  -0.67     3.82    
                                                                     
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       18                        11      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        45    -12       83       
  SINCE MAR 1   1147                      1311   -164     1270       
  SINCE JUL 1   4967                      5809   -842     5314       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 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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