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CDUS43 KGLD 210743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU AUG 21 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         77    256 PM 104    1987  86     -9      102       
  MINIMUM         56    540 AM  46    2004  59     -3       68       
  AVERAGE         67                        73     -6       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.83 1993   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.59                      1.78   3.81     1.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.50                      8.62   0.88     4.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.75                     15.66  -2.91    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        2                         8     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       188    -29      297       
  SINCE JUN 1    720                       681     39      855       
  SINCE JAN 1    752                       711     41      883       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        46      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   732 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...67 


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