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CDUS43 KGLD 120741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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    405 PM 106    1936  88     -5       96       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  48    1931  61      2       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.16 1926   0.09  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      1.05   2.43     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.39                      7.89  -0.50     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     14.93  -4.29    10.33    
                                                                     
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                         9     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       110     27      152       
  SINCE JUN 1    698                       603     95      710       
  SINCE JAN 1    730                       633     97      738       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2008........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 PM MDT   
AUGUST 13 2008........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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...74

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