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CDUS43 KGLD 290728
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
126 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         41    353 PM  86    1943  60    -19       68       
  MINIMUM         29    228 AM  10    1925  32     -3       29       
  AVERAGE         35                        46    -11       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.99 2000   0.03   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      0.96   1.53     4.28    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.04                      2.08   3.96     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.30                     18.45   2.85    19.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        18     12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  579                       348    231      362       
  SINCE SEP 1    702                       465    237      459       
  SINCE JUL 1    711                       480    231      462       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     85                                                       
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         1      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2009.......SUNRISE   712 AM MDT   SUNSET   549 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 30 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM MDT   SUNSET   548 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 4 INCH DEPTH WAS 43 DEGREES.

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