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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         85   1128 AM  97    1925  73     12       78       
  MINIMUM         50    453 AM  28    1915  48      2       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1944   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      2.26  -1.74     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      4.97  -3.02     4.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      5.84  -3.28     5.68    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       180     22       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1469                      1446     23     1168       
  SINCE JUL 1   5881                      5944    -63     6170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         6      7       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        10      3       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        10      3       20       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    26.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1945                    
                                             1931                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 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...69 


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