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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         89    359 PM  98    1996  72     17       91       
  MINIMUM         51    455 AM  29    1930  46      5       43       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1981   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.90  -1.40     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      4.61  -1.07     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.48  -1.20     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        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       162      6      200       
  SINCE MAR 1   1427                      1428     -1     1467       
  SINCE JUL 1   5531                      5926   -395     5879       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         3      4        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         7      3        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         7      3        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     12                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      2006                    
                                             1934                    
                                             1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2009...........SUNRISE   530 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
MAY 20 2009...........SUNRISE   529 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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