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CDUS43 KGLD 190753
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
144 AM MDT TUE AUG 19 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         73    431 PM 104    1897  87    -14       93       
  MINIMUM         58    434 AM  50    2002  60     -2       64       
  AVERAGE         66                        73     -7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1989   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.59                      1.63   3.96     1.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.50                      8.47   1.03     4.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.75                     15.51  -2.76    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        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        40    -16       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         5     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       172    -16      260       
  SINCE JUN 1    717                       665     52      818       
  SINCE JAN 1    749                       695     54      846       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1960                    
                                             1927                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 PM MDT   
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 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...65 


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