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CDUS43 KGLD 090722
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
120 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         73    217 PM  82    1930  61     12       59       
  MINIMUM         27    544 AM  12    1973  32     -5       32       
                                      1957                          
                                      1914                          
  AVERAGE         50                        47      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1943   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.32  -0.04     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.52  -0.80     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      2.39  -0.93     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        19     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       157     40      174       
  SINCE MAR 1    945                       933     12      932       
  SINCE JUL 1   5049                      5431   -382     5344       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     14                                                       
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2009.........SUNRISE   618 AM MDT   SUNSET   719 PM MDT   
APRIL 10 2009.........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 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 38 DEGREES.


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