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CDUS43 KGLD 250739
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT MON AUG 25 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         82    502 PM 105    1936  85     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         59    457 AM  43    1928  58      1       58       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.32 1947   0.07  -0.07     1.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.01                      2.06   3.95     3.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.92                      8.90   1.02     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     15.94  -2.77    12.15    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        43    -19       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         8     -5        0       
                                                                     
COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       219    -39      331       
  SINCE JUN 1    741                       712     29      889       
  SINCE JAN 1    773                       742     31      917       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       103      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 PM MDT   
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE   610 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 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...66 


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