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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
140 AM MDT MON MAY 11 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         56    221 PM  94    1962  69    -13       58       
  MINIMUM         45   1017 PM  25    1918  44      1       32       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.12 1930   0.11  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.97  -0.47     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      3.68  -0.14     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      4.55  -0.27     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       14                         9      5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       102     11      138       
  SINCE MAR 1   1372                      1368      4     1405       
  SINCE JUL 1   5476                      5866   -390     5817       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        99      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2009...........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 PM MDT   
MAY 12 2009...........SUNRISE   536 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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...59

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