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CDUS43 KGLD 030744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT FRI OCT 3 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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    257 PM  93    1953  72      6       73       
  MINIMUM         39    605 AM  30    1999  43     -4       43       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1990   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.95                      1.18   0.77     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.55  -2.43    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        6                         8     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        15     -4        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                       132    -24       74       
  SINCE JUL 1    111                       147    -36       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     54                       101    -47      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    874                       890    -16     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        32      1959                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2008.......SUNRISE   645 AM MDT   SUNSET   625 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  4 2008.......SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   624 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...66

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