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CDUS43 KGLD 040740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
136 AM MDT SUN OCT 4 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         63    336 PM  93    1967  72     -9       81       
  MINIMUM         29R   605 AM  32    1959  43    -14       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        58    -12       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1930   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.55                      1.21   2.34     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.81                     17.58   1.23    15.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         8     11        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        23     30       14       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       140     36      111       
  SINCE JUL 1    185                       155     30      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     50                       102    -52       54       
  SINCE JAN 1    728                       891   -163      874       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     23                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1963                    
                                             1938                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2009.......SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   624 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  5 2009.......SUNRISE   647 AM MDT   SUNSET   623 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...52

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