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CDUS43 KGLD 130739
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT WED AUG 13 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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    254 PM 106    1934  88     -1       97       
  MINIMUM         59    438 AM  47    1964  61     -2       66       
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.10 1993   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      1.14   2.34     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.39                      7.98  -0.59     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     15.02  -4.38    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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       119     26      169       
  SINCE JUN 1    706                       612     94      727       
  SINCE JAN 1    738                       642     96      755       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1920                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2008........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT   
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 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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