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CDUS43 KGLD 060742
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         72    310 PM  94    1936  68      4       75       
  MINIMUM         46    120 AM  25    1944  42      4       39       
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.11 1982   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.45  -0.01     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.48                      3.16   0.32     1.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.22                      4.03   0.19     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        6                        10     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        55     18       86       
  SINCE MAR 1   1332                      1321     11     1353       
  SINCE JUL 1   5436                      5819   -383     5765       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        95      1934                    
                                             1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2009...........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 PM MDT   
MAY  7 2009...........SUNRISE   541 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 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...51

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