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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT SUN MAY 31 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         84    232 PM  96    1934  77      7       85       
                                      1928                          
  MINIMUM         54    350 AM  39    1946  51      3       51       
                                      1931                          
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.76 1938   0.12  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      3.34  -0.22     1.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.16                      6.05   0.11     2.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.90                      6.92  -0.02     3.24    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       221    -24      250       
  SINCE MAR 1   1456                      1487    -31     1517       
  SINCE JUL 1   5560                      5985   -425     5929       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        23     11       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        27     10       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        27     10       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       104      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2009...........SUNRISE   522 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 PM MDT   
JUNE  1 2009..........SUNRISE   522 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 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...62

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