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CDUS43 KGLD 170744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT THU AUG 17 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         87    412 PM 105    1983  87      0       83       
  MINIMUM         64    155 AM  51    1978  60      4       55       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.76 1923   0.08  -0.05     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.47   0.41     1.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.58                      8.31  -0.73     5.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.68                     15.35  -0.67    11.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        40    -37       29       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       155     55      151       
  SINCE JUN 1    890                       648    242      758       
  SINCE JAN 1    984                       678    306      817       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       105      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   602 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 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...71

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