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CDUS43 KGLD 260747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT FRI SEP 26 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         87    342 PM  97    1998  75     12       69       
  MINIMUM         58    623 AM  21    1926  46     12       44       
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1955   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      0.97   0.95     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.92                      0.97   0.95     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.09                     17.34  -2.25    13.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        84      1       49       
  SINCE SEP 1     85                        84      1       49       
  SINCE JUL 1     88                        99    -11       49       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        92    -49      120       
  SINCE SEP 1     43                        92    -49      120       
  SINCE JAN 1    863                       881    -18     1099       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1974                    
                                             1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1942                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2008.....SUNRISE   639 AM MDT   SUNSET   637 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2008.....SUNRISE   640 AM MDT   SUNSET   635 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...63

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