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CDUS43 KGLD 280740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU AUG 28 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         80    435 PM 102    1960  84     -4       94       
  MINIMUM         59    518 AM  44    1911  57      2       65       
                                      1906                          
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1916   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.01                      2.25   3.76     3.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.92                      9.09   0.83     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     16.13  -2.96    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                         6     -3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        46    -22       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        11     -8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       240    -36      364       
  SINCE JUN 1    765                       733     32      922       
  SINCE JAN 1    797                       763     34      950       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1954                    
                                             1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE   612 AM MDT   SUNSET   723 PM MDT   
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   721 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...73

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