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CDUS43 KGLD 170741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         52    925 AM  87    1964  63    -11       69       
  MINIMUM         45    549 AM  16    1951  35     10       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        49      0       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          0.68 2003   0.05   0.28     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.65   0.26     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.35                      1.85  -0.50     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.09                      2.72  -0.63     1.62    
                                                                     
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       16                        16      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       295     49      326       
  SINCE MAR 1   1092                      1071     21     1084       
  SINCE JUL 1   5196                      5569   -373     5496       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     71                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2009.........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 PM MDT   
APRIL 18 2009.........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 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...51

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