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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT SUN MAY 24 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         75    952 AM  96    2000  74      1       71       
  MINIMUM         56    428 AM  36    1930  48      8       46       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          3.00 1909   0.12   0.44     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.50  -1.44     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.10                      5.21  -1.11     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.84                      6.08  -1.24     3.15    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       190    -14      210       
  SINCE MAR 1   1435                      1456    -21     1477       
  SINCE JUL 1   5539                      5954   -415     5889       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         8     17       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        12     16       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        12     16       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  21 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT   
MAY 25 2009...........SUNRISE   525 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 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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