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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
137 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    357 PM  94    1996  71      5       73       
  MINIMUM         39    436 AM  27    1945  46     -7       42       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.66  -1.14     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      4.37  -2.42     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      5.24  -2.68     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       148     51       85       
  SINCE MAR 1   1466                      1414     52     1160       
  SINCE JUL 1   5878                      5912    -34     6162       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         5     -3       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79                                                       
 LOWEST     29                                                       
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE GOODLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   530 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 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 FOUR INCH DEPTH...55

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