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CDUS43 KGLD 060741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT WED AUG 6 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         83    316 PM 107    1934  89     -6       93       
  MINIMUM         63    509 AM  47    1974  62      1       71       
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1897   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.50   0.53     0.39    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.94                      7.34  -2.40     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.19                     14.38  -6.19     8.91    
                                                                     
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        8                        10     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        51     42       69       
  SINCE JUN 1    654                       544    110      627       
  SINCE JAN 1    686                       574    112      655       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       108      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2008........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   753 PM MDT   
AUGUST  7 2008........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 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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