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CDUS43 KGLD 290744
CLIGLD

GOODLAND KANSAS CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    328 PM  89    1963  57     -4       75       
  MINIMUM         36    623 AM   3    1931  29      7       42       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 2007   0.04  -0.04     1.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.08  -0.79     2.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.08  -0.79     2.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.90                      1.95  -1.05     3.21    
                                                                     
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       20                        22     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  693                       713    -20      476       
  SINCE MAR 1    693                       713    -20      476       
  SINCE JUL 1   5105                      5211   -106     5478       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        88      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1987                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2008.........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   708 PM MDT   
MARCH 30 2008.........SUNRISE   634 AM MDT   SUNSET   709 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...47

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