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CDUS43 KGLD 160742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         70    345 PM  92    2002  63      7       88       
  MINIMUM         47    525 AM  20    1951  34     13       38       
  AVERAGE         59                        49     10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1921   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.60  -0.02     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.02                      1.80  -0.78     0.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.76                      2.67  -0.91     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        6                        17    -11        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  328                       279     49      314       
  SINCE MAR 1   1076                      1055     21     1072       
  SINCE JUL 1   5180                      5553   -373     5484       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    28.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        16      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2009.........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 PM MDT   
APRIL 17 2009.........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 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...47

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