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CDUS43 KGLD 150744
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         72    117 PM  88    2003  62     10       75       
  MINIMUM         36    443 AM  15    1928  34      2       36       
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1927   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.56   0.02     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.02                      1.76  -0.74     0.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.76                      2.63  -0.87     1.60    
                                                                     
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       11                        17     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       262     60      312       
  SINCE MAR 1   1070                      1038     32     1070       
  SINCE JUL 1   5174                      5536   -362     5482       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        20      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2009.........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   725 PM MDT   
APRIL 16 2009.........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 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...45

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