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CDUS43 KGLD 170743
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1239 AM MST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         32   1026 AM  72    1991  45    -13       49       
  MINIMUM         21   1204 AM -17    1993  20      1       21       
  AVERAGE         27                        33     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.06 1945   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.17   0.06     0.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      1.00  -0.50     1.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      0.60  -0.28     0.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        32      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  475                       545    -70      648       
  SINCE DEC 1   2487                      2776   -289     2689       
  SINCE JUL 1   3730                      4127   -397     3906       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        81      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -15      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM MST   SUNSET   526 PM MST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM MST   SUNSET   527 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...36

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