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CDUS43 KGLD 050751
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT FRI SEP 5 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         78    352 PM 100    1946  82     -4       91       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         39R   510 AM  41    1962  54    -15       56       
  AVERAGE         59                        68     -9       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.19 1940   0.05  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.18                     16.57  -3.39    12.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         7     12        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     19                         7     12        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        22      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        22    -10       40       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        22    -10       40       
  SINCE JAN 1    832                       811     21     1019       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     25                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        40      1961                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2008.....SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   711 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2008.....SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   709 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...64                   

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