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CDUS43 KGLD 050744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT TUE AUG 5 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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        100    217 PM 104    1934  89     11       96       
  MINIMUM         64    712 PM  47    1974  62      2       67       
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          2.56 1988   0.10   0.93      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.40   0.63     0.37    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.94                      7.24  -2.30     2.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.19                     14.28  -6.09     8.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     21                        40    -19       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        10      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        41     44       52       
  SINCE JUN 1    646                       534    112      610       
  SINCE JAN 1    678                       564    114      638       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2008........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 PM MDT   
AUGUST  6 2008........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   753 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...83


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