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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT SAT OCT 25 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         56    236 PM  88    1915  62     -6       72       
  MINIMUM         25    552 AM  20    1975  34     -9       36       
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         41                        48     -7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.28                      0.83   3.45     0.63    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.23                      1.95   4.28     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.40                     18.32   1.08    13.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        16      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       278      5      238       
  SINCE SEP 1    380                       395    -15      305       
  SINCE JUL 1    383                       410    -27      305       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     38                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1997                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2008.......SUNRISE   708 AM MDT   SUNSET   553 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 26 2008.......SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   552 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...40

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