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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1239 AM MST SUN MAR 9 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         56    201 PM  75    1974  51      5       61       
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         22   1219 AM  -2    1912  24     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         39                        38      1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.28  -0.18      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      0.28  -0.18      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.71                      1.15  -0.44     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     28.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        27     -1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       226      6      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    232                       226      6      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   4644                      4724    -80     5218       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        83      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1932                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   648 PM MDT   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   705 AM MDT   SUNSET   649 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 35 DEGREES. 


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