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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         37    539 PM  83    1907  53    -16       73       
  MINIMUM         26    819 PM  -1    1896  27     -1       40       
  AVERAGE         32                        40     -8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          0.47 1924   0.04   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.64  -0.37     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      0.64  -0.37     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.88                      1.51  -0.63     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        25      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       459      5      359       
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       459      5      359       
  SINCE JUL 1   4876                      4957    -81     5361       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  28 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        88      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1896                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   657 PM MDT   
MARCH 19 2008.........SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   658 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 41 DEGREES. 

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