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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         66    407 PM  94    1996  71     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  27    1945  46     -5       39       
  AVERAGE         54                        59     -5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.64 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.66  -1.16     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      4.37  -0.83     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.24  -0.96     2.56    
                                                                     
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       11                         7      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       148     16      199       
  SINCE MAR 1   1423                      1414      9     1466       
  SINCE JUL 1   5527                      5912   -385     5878       
                                                                     
COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   530 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 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...61

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