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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
149 AM MDT SUN MAR 23 2008

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         45    202 PM  83    1916  55    -10       63       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM   3    1912  28     -5       32       
  AVERAGE         34                        41     -7       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.40 1897   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.84  -0.55     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.84  -0.55     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.90                      1.71  -0.81     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        23      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       578     -6      414       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       578     -6      414       
  SINCE JUL 1   4984                      5076    -92     5416       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1967                    
                                             1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1897                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2008.........SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   702 PM MDT   
MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   703 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 FOUR INCH DEPTH...46

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