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CDUS43 KGLD 200746
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
145 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         83    326 PM 101    1952  86     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         53    320 AM  44    1960  59     -6       56       
                                      1927                          
  AVERAGE         68                        73     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1922   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      1.71  -0.44     5.59    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                      8.55  -0.75     9.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.70                     15.59  -0.89    12.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        40      0       24       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         5     -4        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       180     -4      157       
  SINCE JUN 1    586                       673    -87      718       
  SINCE JAN 1    629                       703    -74      750       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
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    93                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        46      2004                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2009........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT   
AUGUST 21 2009........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   734 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...70

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