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CDUS43 KGLD 070742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         87    220 PM 108    1970  89     -2       94       
  MINIMUM         66    555 AM  42    1974  61      5       65       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.71 1997   0.10  -0.02     0.77    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.60   0.51     1.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.02                      7.44  -2.42     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.27                     14.48  -6.21     9.68    
                                                                     
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       12                        10      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        61     44       84       
  SINCE JUN 1    666                       554    112      642       
  SINCE JAN 1    698                       584    114      670       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       105      1938                    
                                             1935                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        48      1990                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2008........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 PM MDT   
AUGUST  8 2008........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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...76

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