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CDUS43 KGLD 300739
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT SAT AUG 30 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    426 PM  99    1954  84     -2       74       
                                      1951                          
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         54    542 AM  41    1917  57     -3       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1938   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.01                      2.37   3.64     3.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.92                      9.21   0.71     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     16.25  -3.08    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                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        48    -24       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        13    -10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       254    -44      378       
  SINCE JUN 1    771                       747     24      936       
  SINCE JAN 1    803                       777     26      964       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1964                    
                                             1915                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 PM MDT   
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   718 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...70

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