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CDUS43 KGLD 050745
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SUN OCT 5 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         82    342 PM  92    1963  72     10       81       
                                      1938                          
                                      1922                          
  MINIMUM         50    420 AM  24    1953  43      7       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        57      9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.78 1930   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.95                      1.24   0.71     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.61  -2.49    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        0                         8     -8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        31    -17        9       
  SINCE SEP 1    111                       148    -37       76       
  SINCE JUL 1    114                       163    -49       76       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     55                       103    -48      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       892    -17     1112       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     23                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        95      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1932                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2008.......SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   622 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  6 2008.......SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   621 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...65 


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