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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1223 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         10    348 PM  74    1923  43    -33       68       
  MINIMUM         -5    708 AM -10    2005  19    -24       30       
  AVERAGE          3                        31    -28       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.17 1914   0.02  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.14  -0.10     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.14  -0.10     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.22                     19.50   2.72    20.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      3.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        34     28       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       230     80      216       
  SINCE DEC 1    310                       230     80      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   1752                      1581    171     1398       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    728                       894   -166      875       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     79                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2005                    
                                             1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2009......SUNRISE   654 AM MST   SUNSET   423 PM MST   
DECEMBER  9 2009......SUNRISE   655 AM MST   SUNSET   423 PM MST   

                                                                    
-  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 31 DEGREES.

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