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CDUS43 KGLD 090741
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT SAT MAY 9 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         64    115 PM  96    1934  69     -5       65       
  MINIMUM         46    445 AM  25    1917  43      3       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1936   0.10  -0.10     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.75  -0.30     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.49                      3.46   0.03     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.23                      4.33  -0.10     2.52    
                                                                     
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       10                         9      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        84      5      108       
  SINCE MAR 1   1348                      1350     -2     1375       
  SINCE JUL 1   5452                      5848   -396     5787       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     27                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2009...........SUNRISE   539 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 PM MDT   
MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   749 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...62

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