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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         88    332 PM  96    1992  67     21       78       
  MINIMUM         42    320 AM  14    1907  40      2       53       
  AVERAGE         65                        53     12       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1978   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.51  -0.40     2.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.43                      2.71  -1.28     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.04                      3.58  -1.54     5.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      7.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     35.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  509                       490     19      532       
  SINCE MAR 1   1267                      1266      1     1075       
  SINCE JUL 1   5679                      5764    -85     6077       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST      5                                                       
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1959                    
                                             1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2008...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 PM MDT   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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...57

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