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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1239 AM MST SUN MAR 8 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         38    205 AM  77    2006  50    -12       34       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM -12    1920  24      5       16       
  AVERAGE         34                        37     -3       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.77 1981   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.24  -0.24     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      1.11  -0.37     0.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        28      3       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       199    -62      206       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       199    -62      206       
  SINCE JUL 1   4241                      4697   -456     4618       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        75      1974                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2009.........SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   647 PM MDT   
MARCH  9 2009.........SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   648 PM MDT   

                                                                    
-  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...46

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