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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT WED MAR 19 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         53    325 PM  88    1907  54     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         28   1127 PM  -5    1896  27      1       44       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1984   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.68  -0.41     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      0.68  -0.41     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.88                      1.55  -0.67     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        24      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       483      5      361       
  SINCE MAR 1    488                       483      5      361       
  SINCE JUL 1   4900                      4981    -81     5363       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        90      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1896                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2008.........SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   658 PM MDT   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   659 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 34 DEGREES. 


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