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CDUS43 KGLD 250738
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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    141 PM  89    1989  65      6       78       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  21    1958  38      3       44       
  AVERAGE         56                        51      5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1932   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.08   1.15     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.67                      2.28   0.39     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      3.15   0.26     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                        14     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  423                       414      9      423       
  SINCE MAR 1   1171                      1190    -19     1181       
  SINCE JUL 1   5275                      5688   -413     5593       
                                                                     
COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         4     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2009.........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT   
APRIL 26 2009.........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 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 DEPTH AT THE FOUR INCH DEPTH...60

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