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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1238 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         26   1036 PM  68    1943  39    -13       58       
  MINIMUM          9    723 AM  -6    2007  15     -6       29       
                                      1930                          
  AVERAGE         18                        27     -9       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.27 1978   0.02  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.21  -0.13     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.27                      0.61  -0.34     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.08                      0.21  -0.13     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      3.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        37     10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       560    -67      493       
  SINCE DEC 1   1624                      1644    -20     1675       
  SINCE JUL 1   2806                      2995   -189     2806       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     68                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -11      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2009.......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   449 PM MST   
JANUARY 17 2009.......SUNRISE   704 AM MST   SUNSET   450 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...32

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