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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU MAY 15 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         71    310 PM  95    1915  71      0       82       
  MINIMUM         34    429 AM  27    2004  45    -11       51       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.27 1928   0.12  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.42  -0.90      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      4.13  -2.18     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      5.00  -2.44     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       12                         8      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       134     46       68       
  SINCE MAR 1   1447                      1400     47     1143       
  SINCE JUL 1   5859                      5898    -39     6145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         4     -2       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1907                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2008...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 PM MDT   
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE   532 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 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...54

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