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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SAT MAY 3 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         41    705 AM  94    1965  67    -26       70       
  MINIMUM         30    841 PM  23    1967  41    -11       42       
  AVERAGE         36                        54    -18       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.65 1914   0.09  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.17  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      2.88  -1.29     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      3.75  -1.55     5.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        11     18        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        23     23       15       
  SINCE MAR 1   1313                      1289     24     1090       
  SINCE JUL 1   5725                      5787    -62     6092       
                                                                     
 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    53   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    64   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    35.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1907                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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...50

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