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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND
642 PM MDT THU MAY 9 2013

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         59   1232 PM  97    1916  71    -12       80
  MINIMUM         48    403 AM  27    2002  43      5       39
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.24          0.93 1957   0.08   0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.69  -0.21     0.06
  SINCE MAR 1      2.72                      3.35  -0.63     3.52
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      4.22  -0.65     4.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.3    3.2      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     36.0                      11.3   24.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1     59.2                      35.3   23.9     17.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           11                         9      2        5
  MONTH TO DATE  147                        89     58       38
  SINCE MAR 1   1610                      1327    283      797
  SINCE JUL 1   5897                      5744    153     4957

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       17
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        11    -11       34
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        11    -11       34
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5

SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9

WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     66           800 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1918

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   539 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 PM MDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   749 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... 56

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