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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT THU MAY 21 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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    320 PM  98    1934  73     16       81       
  MINIMUM         55    457 AM  30    1931  47      8       45       
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1977   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.14  -1.64     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      4.85  -1.31     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.72  -1.44     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                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       174     -6      202       
  SINCE MAR 1   1427                      1440    -13     1469       
  SINCE JUL 1   5531                      5938   -407     5881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         5     19       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                         9     18       10       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                         9     18       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        97      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   528 AM MDT   SUNSET   759 PM MDT   
MAY 22 2009...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 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...68

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