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CDUS43 KGLD 240748
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1247 AM MST SUN DEC 24 2006

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         31    233 PM  83    1964  40     -9       67       
  MINIMUM         14    729 AM  -9    2004  17     -3       35       
                                      1998                          
                                      1990                          
  AVERAGE         23                        28     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1939   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      0.32   1.01     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.33                      0.32   1.01     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.35                     19.68   3.67    16.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    7.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      7.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        36      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  743                       790    -47      870       
  SINCE DEC 1    743                       790    -47      870       
  SINCE JUL 1   2153                      2141     12     1918       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1114                       894    220     1114       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     72                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        77      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -16      1929                    
                                             1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2006......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   428 PM MST   
DECEMBER 25 2006......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   429 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  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...33

THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 1.33 INCHES IS THE 3RD WETTEST ON 
RECORD. THE ALL-TIME WETTEST DECEMBER WAS 1.54 INCHES...SET IN 1924. 

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