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CDUS43 KGLD 010739
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1237 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         42    339 PM  81    2006  48     -6       60       
  MINIMUM          8    618 AM -16    1960  23    -15       30       
  AVERAGE         25                        36    -11       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1918   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.44   0.19     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.93                      1.27  -0.34     1.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.87  -0.13     0.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        29     11       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  795                       916   -121      934       
  SINCE DEC 1   2922                      3147   -225     3261       
  SINCE JUL 1   4104                      4498   -394     4392       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     25                                                       
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2009.........SUNRISE   619 AM MST   SUNSET   539 PM MST   
MARCH  2 2009.........SUNRISE   618 AM MST   SUNSET   541 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...41

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