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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT SAT MAY 23 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         79    337 PM  97    1939  74      5       78       
  MINIMUM         45    323 AM  30    1945  48     -3       48       
                                      1931                          
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1923   0.12  -0.12     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.38  -1.88     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.54                      5.09  -1.55     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      5.96  -1.68     2.66    
                                                                     
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        3                         5     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       185     -9      204       
  SINCE MAR 1   1435                      1451    -16     1471       
  SINCE JUL 1   5539                      5949   -410     5883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         7     17       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        11     16       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        11     16       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  27 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     32                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        36      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 PM MDT   
MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 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...66

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