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CDUS43 KGLD 150740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         57    347 PM  84    2003  52      5       49       
  MINIMUM         25    451 AM  -3    1958  26     -1       23       
  AVERAGE         41                        39      2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1912   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.52  -0.52     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.52  -0.52     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      1.39  -0.65     0.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        26     -2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       384    -10      364       
  SINCE MAR 1    374                       384    -10      364       
  SINCE JUL 1   4478                      4882   -404     4776       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     17                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        82      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         2      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2009.........SUNRISE   658 AM MDT   SUNSET   654 PM MDT   
MARCH 16 2009.........SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   655 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...38

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