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CDUS43 KGLD 220747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1237 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         20    323 PM  69    1933  40    -20       39       
  MINIMUM         -1    533 AM -17    1989  17    -18       21       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         10                        29    -19       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.36 1920   0.01  -0.01     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.30  -0.16     0.85    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.14                      0.30  -0.16     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.37                     19.66   0.71    14.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      1.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        36     19       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  791                       718     73      758       
  SINCE DEC 1    791                       718     73      758       
  SINCE JUL 1   1973                      2069    -96     1889       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        69      2005                    
                                             1964                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -27      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM MST   SUNSET   428 PM MST   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM MST   SUNSET   428 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 FOUR INCH DEPTH...28

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