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CDUS43 KGLD 170743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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   1242 AM  82    1908  53    -19       65       
  MINIMUM         29    654 PM   7    1928  26      3       25       
  AVERAGE         32                        40     -8       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.58 1983   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.60  -0.49     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.60  -0.49     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      1.47  -0.75     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     28.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        25      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       434     -3      351       
  SINCE MAR 1    431                       434     -3      351       
  SINCE JUL 1   4843                      4932    -89     5353       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1896                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   656 PM MDT   
MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   657 PM MDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

&&
THE AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURE AT THE 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 41 DEGREES.


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