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CDUS43 KGLD 070743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         40    359 PM  88    1991  60    -20       60       
  MINIMUM         19    536 AM   8    1936  32    -13       28       
  AVERAGE         30                        46    -16       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1953   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.24   0.04     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.44  -0.72     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      2.31  -0.85     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        19     16       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       119     46      127       
  SINCE MAR 1    913                       895     18      885       
  SINCE JUL 1   5017                      5393   -376     5297       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2009.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 PM MDT   
APRIL  8 2009.........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   718 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 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 41 DEGREES.

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