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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         59   1203 AM  94    1959  67     -8       68       
                                      1928                          
  MINIMUM         36   1137 PM  21    1967  40     -4       49       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.15 1979   0.08   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.08   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.52                      2.79  -1.27     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      3.66  -1.53     5.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      7.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     35.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        12      5        6       
  SINCE MAR 1   1284                      1278      6     1081       
  SINCE JUL 1   5696                      5776    -80     6083       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     35                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 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...61

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