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CDUS43 KGLD 260753
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1245 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         68    156 PM  75    1989  48     20       47       
                                      1986                          
  MINIMUM         30    648 AM -19    1960  22      8       23       
  AVERAGE         49                        35     14       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1912   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.35   0.28     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.93                      1.18  -0.25     1.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.78  -0.04     0.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        30    -14       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  689                       827   -138      854       
  SINCE DEC 1   2816                      3058   -242     3181       
  SINCE JUL 1   3998                      4409   -411     4312       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     18                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        71      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2009......SUNRISE   624 AM MST   SUNSET   536 PM MST   
FEBRUARY 27 2009......SUNRISE   622 AM MST   SUNSET   537 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 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 40 DEGREES.

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