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CDUS43 KGLD 040741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SAT OCT 4 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         81    245 PM  93    1967  72      9       83       
  MINIMUM         43    559 AM  32    1959  43      0       47       
  AVERAGE         62                        58      4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1930   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.95                      1.21   0.74     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.58  -2.46    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        3                         8     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        23     -9        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    111                       140    -29       74       
  SINCE JUL 1    114                       155    -41       74       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     54                       102    -48      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    874                       891    -17     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1963                    
                                             1938                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2008.......SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   624 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  5 2008.......SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   622 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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