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CDUS43 KGLD 170748
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         74    419 PM  98    1955  78     -4       81       
  MINIMUM         51   1119 PM  34    1965  50      1       50       
                                      1951                          
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1958   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      0.70   0.97     1.90    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.67                      0.70   0.97     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.93                     17.07  -0.14    15.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        40    -31       82       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        40    -31       82       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        55    -37       85       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        70    -26       18       
  SINCE SEP 1     44                        70    -26       18       
  SINCE JAN 1    722                       859   -137      838       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2009.....SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   652 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2009.....SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   650 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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