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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1238 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         35    157 PM  74    1980  40     -5       23       
  MINIMUM         18    827 PM -11    1916  16      2        8       
  AVERAGE         27                        28     -1       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1982   0.01  -0.01     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.36  -0.17     1.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.36  -0.17     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     19.72   0.70    15.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      2.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      6.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        37      1       49       
  MONTH TO DATE 1012                       936     76     1001       
  SINCE DEC 1   1012                       936     76     1001       
  SINCE JUL 1   2194                      2287    -93     2132       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    41                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      2002                    
                                             1999                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -10      1924                    

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM MST   SUNSET   431 PM MST   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM MST   SUNSET   432 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...29

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