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CDUS43 KGLD 060739
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT MON APR 6 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         32    224 PM  86    1932  60    -28       70       
  MINIMUM         21   1052 PM  18    1945  32    -11       37       
  AVERAGE         27                        46    -19       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.64 1951   0.04   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.20   0.08     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.40  -0.68     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      2.27  -0.81     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        19     19       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       100     30      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    878                       876      2      864       
  SINCE JUL 1   4982                      5374   -392     5276       
                                                                     
 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    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         8      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2009.........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   716 PM MDT   
APRIL  7 2009.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 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...43

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