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CDUS43 KGLD 010750
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
143 AM MDT WED APR 1 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         51    125 PM  86    1946  58     -7       50       
  MINIMUM         24    554 AM  13    1931  30     -6       29       
  AVERAGE         38                        44     -6       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1983   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.20  -0.76     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      1.20  -0.76     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.18                      2.07  -0.89     0.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      5.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        21      6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  748                       776    -28      758       
  SINCE MAR 1    748                       776    -28      758       
  SINCE JUL 1   4852                      5274   -422     5170       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        10      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2009.........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   711 PM MDT   
APRIL  2 2009.........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   712 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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