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CDUS43 KGLD 230747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
139 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         86    331 PM 102    1938  86      0       82       
  MINIMUM         50    516 AM  45    1945  59     -9       63       
  AVERAGE         68                        72     -4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1922   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      1.92  -0.65     5.59    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                      8.76  -0.96     9.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.70                     15.80  -1.10    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     41                        41      0       24       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         6     -4        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       204    -24      174       
  SINCE JUN 1    590                       697   -107      735       
  SINCE JAN 1    633                       727    -94      767       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     35                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       107      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2009........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 PM MDT   
AUGUST 24 2009........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 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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