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CDUS43 KGLD 100743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT SUN MAY 10 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         65    235 PM  97    1916  69     -4       70       
  MINIMUM         44    512 AM  27    2002  43      1       39       
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1957   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.86  -0.41     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.49                      3.57  -0.08     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.23                      4.44  -0.21     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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        93      6      118       
  SINCE MAR 1   1358                      1359     -1     1385       
  SINCE JUL 1   5462                      5857   -395     5797       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70                                                       
 LOWEST     29                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   749 PM MDT   
MAY 11 2009...........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 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...58

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