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CDUS43 KGLD 180740
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1238 AM MST FRI DEC 18 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         52    306 PM  79    1980  41     11       40       
  MINIMUM         27   1040 PM -10    1964  17     10       11       
  AVERAGE         40                        29     11       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.18 1999   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.26  -0.01     0.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.25                      0.26  -0.01     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.43                     19.62   2.81    20.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    8.4                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        35    -10       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  754                       575    179      604       
  SINCE DEC 1    754                       575    179      604       
  SINCE JUL 1   2196                      1926    270     1786       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        76      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -15      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE   702 AM MST   SUNSET   426 PM MST   
DECEMBER 19 2009......SUNRISE   702 AM MST   SUNSET   426 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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