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CDUS43 KGLD 150727
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1225 AM MST MON DEC 15 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         32   1203 AM  66    1962  41     -9       23       
  MINIMUM         -6   1155 PM -16    1963  18    -24        8       
  AVERAGE         13                        30    -17       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.41 1907   0.01   0.00     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.23  -0.13     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.10                      0.23  -0.13     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.33                     19.59   0.74    14.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      1.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        35     17       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  449                       470    -21      506       
  SINCE DEC 1    449                       470    -21      506       
  SINCE JUL 1   1631                      1821   -190     1637       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       894    -19     1132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        -9      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   700 AM MST   SUNSET   425 PM MST   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   701 AM MST   SUNSET   425 PM MST   

                                                                    
-  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 32 DEGREES.


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