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CDUS43 KGLD 030747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SUN MAY 3 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         47    249 PM  94    1965  67    -20       41       
  MINIMUM         42    610 AM  23    1967  41      1       30       
  AVERAGE         45                        54     -9       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.65 1914   0.09   0.12     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.17   0.13     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.34                      2.88   0.46     1.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.08                      3.75   0.33     2.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        11      9       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        23     15       46       
  SINCE MAR 1   1297                      1289      8     1313       
  SINCE JUL 1   5401                      5787   -386     5725       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         4     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     82                                                       
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2009...........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2009...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 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...50


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