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CDUS43 KGLD 050042
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND
638 PM MDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         60    348 PM  91    2012  69     -9       91
                                      1986
                                      1965
  MINIMUM         26    403 AM  23    1907  41    -15       55
  AVERAGE         43                        55    -12       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.49 2001   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.30  -0.11     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      2.43                      2.96  -0.53     3.46
  SINCE JAN 1      3.28                      3.83  -0.55     3.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.2    3.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     36.0                      11.2   24.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1     59.2                      35.2   24.0     17.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           22                        10     12        0
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        42     56        1
  SINCE MAR 1   1561                      1280    281      760
  SINCE JUL 1   5848                      5697    151     4920

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       12
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       29
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5

SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM
 LOWEST     12           300 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1944

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 PM MDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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... 45

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