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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
152 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         71    213 PM  89    1962  64      7       83       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  20    1953  36      4       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        50      6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1929   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      0.85   1.38     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      2.05   0.62     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      2.92   0.49     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        9                        15     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  403                       357     46      380       
  SINCE MAR 1   1151                      1133     18     1138       
  SINCE JUL 1   5255                      5631   -376     5550       
                                                                     
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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1931                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2009.........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 PM MDT   
APRIL 22 2009.........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   732 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...48

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