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CDUS43 KGLD 200743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         64    405 PM  87    2001  64      0       79       
                                      1987                          
                                      1961                          
  MINIMUM         39    538 AM  18    1953  36      3       35       
  AVERAGE         52                        50      2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.98 1981   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      0.80   1.43     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      2.00   0.67     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      2.87   0.54     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       13                        15     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       342     52      378       
  SINCE MAR 1   1142                      1118     24     1136       
  SINCE JUL 1   5246                      5616   -370     5548       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2009.........SUNRISE   602 AM MDT   SUNSET   730 PM MDT   
APRIL 21 2009.........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 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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