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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
151 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         81    225 PM  99    1927  72      9       81       
  MINIMUM         41   1231 AM  31    1976  46     -5       46       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1962   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.78  -1.28     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      4.49  -0.95     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.36  -1.08     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        4                         7     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       155     13      200       
  SINCE MAR 1   1427                      1421      6     1467       
  SINCE JUL 1   5531                      5919   -388     5879       
                                                                     
COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         2      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        98      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   530 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
MAY 19 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..59

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