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CDUS43 KGLD 310738
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         86    159 PM 104    1990  83      3       81       
  MINIMUM         60    536 AM  42    1964  56      4       62       
                                      1915                          
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1971   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.01                      2.43   3.58     3.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.92                      9.27   0.65     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     16.31  -3.14    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                         9     -6        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        49    -25       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        14    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       260    -42      385       
  SINCE JUN 1    779                       753     26      943       
  SINCE JAN 1    811                       783     28      971       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1985                    
                                             1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1944                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   718 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2008.....SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 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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