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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
145 AM MDT TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         72    339 PM  94    1936  71      1       73       
  MINIMUM         37    423 AM  24    1907  45     -8       38       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.54  -0.63     1.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      4.25  -0.78     3.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      5.12  -1.07     3.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     23.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       141     -2      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   1253                      1407   -154     1333       
  SINCE JUL 1   5073                      5905   -832     5377       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         4      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   532 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 PM MDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 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...61

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