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CDUS43 KGLD 230749
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
147 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         79    141 PM  96    1989  65     14       69       
  MINIMUM         44    516 AM  22    1982  37      7       27       
  AVERAGE         62                        51     11       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1944   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      0.96   1.27     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      2.16   0.51     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      3.03   0.38     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        3                        14    -11       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  414                       386     28      413       
  SINCE MAR 1   1162                      1162      0     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5266                      5660   -394     5583       
                                                                     
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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     19                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1989                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2009.........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT   
APRIL 24 2009.........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   734 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...53

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