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CDUS43 KGLD 010745
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1243 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         40    314 PM  64    2005  39      1       30       
                                      1942                          
  MINIMUM         11    248 AM -13    1927  16     -5       12       
  AVERAGE         26                        28     -2       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1924   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.40  -0.21     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.40  -0.21     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     19.76   0.66    15.10    
                                                                     
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       39                        37      2       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1131                      1084     47     1182       
  SINCE DEC 1   1131                      1084     47     1182       
  SINCE JUL 1   2313                      2435   -122     2313       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        70      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -15      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   707 AM MST   SUNSET   434 PM MST   
JANUARY  2 2009.......SUNRISE   707 AM MST   SUNSET   435 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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