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CDUS43 KGLD 150750
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
142 AM MDT FRI AUG 15 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         81    218 PM 104    1937  87     -6      100       
  MINIMUM         54    504 AM  47    1920  60     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         68                        74     -6       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.88 1917   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      1.31   2.17     1.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.39                      8.15  -0.76     3.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     15.19  -4.55    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        3                         9     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       137     18      207       
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       630     86      765       
  SINCE JAN 1    748                       660     88      793       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       106      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        49      1978                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 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...72 


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