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CDUS43 KGLD 010745
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         85    323 PM 102    1985  83      2       86       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         63    452 AM  39    1944  56      7       59       
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 2006   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.01                      2.49   3.52     3.63    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.92                      9.33   0.59     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     16.37  -3.20    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                        10     -7        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     24                        50    -26       28       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        15    -12        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       266    -39      393       
  SINCE JUN 1    788                       759     29      951       
  SINCE JAN 1    820                       789     31      979       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 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      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2008.....SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2008.....SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   715 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...71

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