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CDUS43 KGLD 070742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT TUE OCT 7 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         67    310 PM  91    2007  71     -4       91       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  19    1952  42     -1       63       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.07 2004   0.03   0.53     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.18   0.38     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.51                      1.30   1.21     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.68                     17.67  -1.99    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       11                         9      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        49    -23        9       
  SINCE SEP 1    123                       166    -43       76       
  SINCE JUL 1    126                       181    -55       76       
                                                                     
COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5       22       
  SINCE SEP 1     55                       105    -50      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       894    -19     1132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        13      1952                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2008.......SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   619 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  8 2008.......SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   618 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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