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CDUS43 KGLD 080747
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
138 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         71    257 PM  95    1934  71      0       69       
  MINIMUM         36    447 AM  13    1952  41     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.21  -0.17     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.59                      1.33   2.26     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.85                     17.70   1.15    15.68    
                                                                     
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       11                         9      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        58     42       37       
  SINCE SEP 1    223                       175     48      134       
  SINCE JUL 1    232                       190     42      137       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     50                       105    -55       55       
  SINCE JAN 1    728                       894   -166      875       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     19                                                       
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      2000                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2009.......SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   618 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  9 2009.......SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   616 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...53

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