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CDUS43 KGLD 060749
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
142 AM MDT MON OCT 6 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         70    129 PM  95    1947  71     -1       93       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  23    1932  42     15       52       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.89 1994   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.95                      1.27   0.68     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.64  -2.52    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        1                         9     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        40    -25        9       
  SINCE SEP 1    112                       157    -45       76       
  SINCE JUL 1    115                       172    -57       76       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     55                       104    -49      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       893    -18     1120       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1952                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2008.......SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   621 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  7 2008.......SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   619 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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