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CDUS43 KGLD 010749
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         62    419 PM  96    1992  67     -5       88       
  MINIMUM         48    826 AM  14    1907  40      8       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.81 1978   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      1.51   1.09     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.04                      2.71   0.33     1.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.78                      3.58   0.20     2.04    
                                                                     
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       10                        12     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       490     21      509       
  SINCE MAR 1   1259                      1266     -7     1267       
  SINCE JUL 1   5363                      5764   -401     5679       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         4     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1959                    
                                             1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT   
MAY  2 2009...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 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...57

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