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CDUS43 KGLD 270744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1244 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2009

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         56   1117 AM  71    1896  48      8       44       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM  -6    1960  22     -3       17       
  AVERAGE         38                        35      3       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1915   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.38   0.25     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.93                      1.21  -0.28     1.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.81  -0.07     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       27                        30     -3       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  716                       857   -141      888       
  SINCE DEC 1   2843                      3088   -245     3215       
  SINCE JUL 1   4025                      4439   -414     4346       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                    
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -9      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2009......SUNRISE   622 AM MST   SUNSET   537 PM MST   
FEBRUARY 28 2009......SUNRISE   621 AM MST   SUNSET   538 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...44

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