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CDUS43 KGLD 020740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT THU OCT 2 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         79    230 PM  93    1938  73      6       84       
  MINIMUM         41    608 AM  31    1985  44     -3       50       
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1998   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.95                      1.15   0.80     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.52  -2.40    13.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                       124    -22       67       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       139    -34       67       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     54                       100    -46      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    874                       889    -15     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1999                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2008.......SUNRISE   644 AM MDT   SUNSET   627 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  3 2008.......SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   625 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...62

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