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CDUS43 KGLD 010740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         73    441 PM 102    1985  83    -10       85       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         52    517 AM  39    1944  56     -4       63       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 2006   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      2.49  -0.66     6.01    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.36                      9.33  -0.97     9.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.26                     16.37  -1.11    13.17    
                                                                     
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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        10     -2        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     48                        50     -2       24       
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        15     -6        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       266    -41      227       
  SINCE JUN 1    635                       759   -124      788       
  SINCE JAN 1    678                       789   -111      820       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
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)   83       102      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2009.....SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   717 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2009.....SUNRISE   616 AM MDT   SUNSET   716 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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