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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1236 AM MST TUE DEC 30 2008


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         56    223 PM  65    1999  39     17       32       
  MINIMUM         27    702 AM -12    1911  16     11        0       
  AVERAGE         42                        28     14       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 2006   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.38  -0.19     1.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.38  -0.19     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     19.74   0.68    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       23                        37    -14       49       
  MONTH TO DATE 1063                      1010     53     1100       
  SINCE DEC 1   1063                      1010     53     1100       
  SINCE JUL 1   2245                      2361   -116     2231       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -13      1990                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM MST   SUNSET   433 PM MST   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM MST   SUNSET   434 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...30

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