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CDUS43 KGLD 180756
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
145 AM MDT MON AUG 18 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         66    358 PM 105    1983  87    -21       94       
                                      1914                          
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  45    1897  60     -2       66       
  AVERAGE         62                        73    -11       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.19 1993   0.08   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.59                      1.55   4.04     1.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.50                      8.39   1.11     4.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.75                     15.43  -2.68    10.47    
                                                                     
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        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        40    -16       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         5     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       164     -9      246       
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       657     59      804       
  SINCE JAN 1    748                       687     61      832       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       104      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        50      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 PM MDT   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 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...68 


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