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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT FRI MAY 16 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         65    326 PM  94    1936  71     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         40   1108 PM  24    1907  45     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.53 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.54  -1.02     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      4.25  -2.30     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      5.12  -2.56     5.67    
                                                                     
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                         7      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       141     51       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1459                      1407     52     1153       
  SINCE JUL 1   5871                      5905    -34     6155       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1945                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE   532 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 PM MDT   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 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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