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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1230 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    326 PM  77    2006  50    -16       57       
  MINIMUM         16    900 AM -12    1920  24     -8       30       
  AVERAGE         25                        37    -12       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.77 1981   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.24  -0.14      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      0.24  -0.14      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.71                      1.11  -0.40     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     28.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        28     12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       199      7      198       
  SINCE MAR 1    206                       199      7      198       
  SINCE JUL 1   4618                      4697    -79     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     41                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        75      1974                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1912                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2008.........SUNRISE   608 AM MST   SUNSET   547 PM MST   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   648 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 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 33 DEGREES. 

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