000 
CDUS43 KGLD 190747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2009


................................... 

...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    305 PM  91    1987  64     -5       66       
  MINIMUM         39    651 AM  14    1944  35      4       29       
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.95 1942   0.05  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      0.75   1.48     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      1.95   0.72     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      2.82   0.59     2.03    
                                                                     
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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  381                       327     54      370       
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1103     26     1128       
  SINCE JUL 1   5233                      5601   -368     5540       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     47                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      2001                    
                                             1987                    
                                             1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2009.........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 PM MDT   
APRIL 20 2009.........SUNRISE   602 AM MDT   SUNSET   730 PM MDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

&&

THE AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURE AT THE FOUR INCH DEPTH...45


$$