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CDUS43 KGLD 250721
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1219 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         36    208 PM  77    1955  40     -4       43       
  MINIMUM          0    440 AM -16    1924  17    -17       20       
  AVERAGE         18                        28    -10       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1982   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.33  -0.14     0.85    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.33  -0.14     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     19.69   0.73    14.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      2.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      6.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        36     11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  926                       826    100      870       
  SINCE DEC 1    926                       826    100      870       
  SINCE JUL 1   2108                      2177    -69     2001       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        74      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        -7      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   429 PM MST   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   430 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 TEMEPRATURE AT THE 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 28 DEGREES.

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