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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1244 AM MST MON DEC 29 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         55    305 PM  67    2002  39     16       25       
                                      1999                          
                                      1922                          
  MINIMUM         19    506 AM -10    1924  16      3        4       
  AVERAGE         37                        28      9       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1979   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.37  -0.18     1.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.37  -0.18     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     19.73   0.69    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       28                        37     -9       50       
  MONTH TO DATE 1040                       973     67     1051       
  SINCE DEC 1   1040                       973     67     1051       
  SINCE JUL 1   2222                      2324   -102     2182       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -12      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM MST   SUNSET   432 PM MST   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM MST   SUNSET   433 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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