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CDUS43 KGLD 290723
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
120 AM MDT WED OCT 29 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         68    246 PM  86    1943  60      8       63       
  MINIMUM         29    621 AM  10    1925  32     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 2000   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.28                      0.96   3.32     0.63    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.23                      2.08   4.15     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.40                     18.45   0.95    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       16                        18     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       348     14      311       
  SINCE SEP 1    459                       465     -6      378       
  SINCE JUL 1    462                       480    -18      378       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     29                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         1      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2008.......SUNRISE   712 AM MDT   SUNSET   548 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 30 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM MDT   SUNSET   547 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 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 44 DEGREES. 

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