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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT THU MAY 8 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         69    248 PM  95    1966  68      1       63       
                                      1962                          
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         42   1140 PM  27    1917  42      0       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1952   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.65  -0.41      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.67                      3.36  -1.69     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.28                      4.23  -1.95     5.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        10     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        75     22       53       
  SINCE MAR 1   1364                      1341     23     1128       
  SINCE JUL 1   5776                      5839    -63     6130       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   540 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 PM MDT   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 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...60

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