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CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND
652 PM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76    437 PM  95    1966  70      6       59
                                      1962
                                      1934
  MINIMUM         50    543 AM  27    1917  43      7       43
  AVERAGE         63                        56      7       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.99 1952   0.08  -0.08     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.53  -0.34     0.06
  SINCE MAR 1      2.43                      3.19  -0.76     3.52
  SINCE JAN 1      3.28                      4.06  -0.78     4.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.1   -0.1      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            2                         9     -7       14
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        71     63       24
  SINCE MAR 1   1597                      1309    288      783
  SINCE JUL 1   5884                      5726    158     4943

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       17
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9       34
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         9     -9       34
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5

SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           500 AM
 LOWEST     25           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1917

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 PM MDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM MDT   SUNSET   747 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... 50

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