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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
147 AM MDT MON MAR 24 2008

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         51    240 PM  81    1967  55     -4       70       
                                      1916                          
  MINIMUM         16    607 AM  -2    1897  28    -12       34       
  AVERAGE         34                        42     -8       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1924   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.88  -0.59     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.88  -0.59     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.90                      1.75  -0.85     1.28    
                                                                     
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       31                        23      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  603                       601      2      427       
  SINCE MAR 1    603                       601      2      427       
  SINCE JUL 1   5015                      5099    -84     5429       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM MDT   SUNSET   703 PM MDT   
MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE   642 AM MDT   SUNSET   704 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...40

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