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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         72    208 PM  97    1925  73     -1       85       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  28    1915  48      0       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1944   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.26  -1.76     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      4.97  -1.43     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.84  -1.56     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        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       180     -7      202       
  SINCE MAR 1   1432                      1446    -14     1469       
  SINCE JUL 1   5536                      5944   -408     5881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         6     18       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        10     17       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        10     17       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1945                    
                                             1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2009...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 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...69

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