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CDUS43 KGLD 090749
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1247 AM MST WED DEC 9 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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          9    147 PM  70    1970  43    -34       49       
  MINIMUM          0   1159 PM -11    2005  19    -19       26       
                                      1978                          
  AVERAGE          5                        31    -26       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.33 2003   0.02   0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.16   0.09     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.25                      0.16   0.09     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.43                     19.52   2.91    20.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        5.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    8.4                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        34     26       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  370                       264    106      243       
  SINCE DEC 1    370                       264    106      243       
  SINCE JUL 1   1812                      1615    197     1425       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        76      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -23      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2009......SUNRISE   655 AM MST   SUNSET   423 PM MST   
DECEMBER 10 2009......SUNRISE   656 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 FOUR INCH DEPTH...31

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