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CDUS43 KGLD 010045
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
639 PM MDT FRI OCT 31 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         75    244 PM  87    1950  58     17       53       
  MINIMUM         34    651 AM  12    1991  31      3       34       
  AVERAGE         55                        44     11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.91 1920   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.28                      1.05   3.23     0.63    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.23                      2.17   4.06     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.40                     18.54   0.86    13.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        20    -10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       407    -18      342       
  SINCE SEP 1    486                       524    -38      409       
  SINCE JUL 1    489                       539    -50      409       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        79      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2008.......SUNRISE   714 AM MDT   SUNSET   546 PM MDT   
NOVEMBER  1 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM MDT   SUNSET   545 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...50


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