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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
348 PM MST FRI JAN 1 2010

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             111   07/25/1940                                    
 LOW              -27   12/22/1989                                    
HIGHEST           100   08/07       102      -2      105  08/02       
                                                          08/01       
LOWEST            -12   12/09       -12       0      -10  12/15       
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.8              64.5    -0.7     65.1              
AVG. MINIMUM     36.6              37.0    -0.4     36.6              
MEAN             50.2              50.9    -0.7     50.8              
DAYS MAX >= 90     34              46.9   -12.9       40              
DAYS MAX <= 32     26              28.3    -2.3       22              
DAYS MIN <= 32    164             155.8     8.2      163              
DAYS MIN <= 0       6               8.5    -2.5        7              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        30.89   1915                                          
 MINIMUM         9.19   1956                                          
TOTALS          22.68             19.76    2.92    20.42              
DAYS >= .01       107              79.0    28.0       82              
DAYS >= .10        51              39.4    11.6       35              
DAYS >= .50        14              11.8     2.2       14              
DAYS >= 1.00        5               3.9     1.1        6              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.87   10/21 TO 10/21              2.28              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           86.2   1984                                          
 24 HR TOTAL     19.3   10/25/1997 TO 10/26/1997                      
 SNOW DEPTH        20                                                 
TOTALS           36.5              41.8    -5.3     25.6              
SINCE 7/1        22.5              14.5     8.0      6.7              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0              
DAYS >= 1.0        12              11.7     0.3        6              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   12/09                          8  02/06       
 24 HR TOTAL      5.1   12/08 TO 12/08               5.2              

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6012              5974      38     5950              
 SINCE 7/1       2726              2435     291     2313              
COOLING TOTAL     728               859    -131      875              
 SINCE 1/1        728               894    -166      875              

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    60/330    DATE  07/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    72/340    DATE  07/20

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             54     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               27     RAIN                      43
LIGHT RAIN               94     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               42     SLEET                      0
FOG                     148     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     27
HAZE                     63                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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