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CDUS43 KGLD 310745
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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    217 PM  87    1943  58    -16       43       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM   2    1987  30     -4       30       
  AVERAGE         34                        44    -10       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.66 1949   0.04  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.16  -0.72     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      1.16  -0.72     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.18                      2.03  -0.85     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      5.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        21     10       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  721                       755    -34      733       
  SINCE MAR 1    721                       755    -34      733       
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      5253   -428     5145       
                                                                     
 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    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    29.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        13      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2009.........SUNRISE   632 AM MDT   SUNSET   710 PM MDT   
APRIL  1 2009.........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   711 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...39
                                          
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