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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
124 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         50    935 AM  90    1930  61    -11       42       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   8    1989  33     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.61 1994   0.04  -0.04     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.36  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.56  -0.84     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      2.43  -0.97     1.02    
                                                                     
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       25                        18      7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       175     47      200       
  SINCE MAR 1    970                       951     19      958       
  SINCE JUL 1   5074                      5449   -375     5370       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  38 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        90      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         4      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2009.........SUNRISE   617 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 PM MDT   
APRIL 11 2009.........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   721 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 42 DEGREES.

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