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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1042 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...CORRECTED FOR NORMAL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL...

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2006

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           109   07/20       102       7      101  06/07       
LOWEST            -11   12/08       -12       1       -9  12/23       
                                                          01/05       
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.3              64.5     2.8     64.1              
AVG. MINIMUM     38.7              37.0     1.7     36.4              
MEAN             53.0              50.9     2.1     50.3              
DAYS MAX >= 90     64              46.9    17.1       27              
DAYS MAX <= 32     24              28.3    -4.3       16              
DAYS MIN <= 32    150             155.8    -5.8      149              
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               8.5    -4.5        5              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        30.89   1915                                          
 MINIMUM         9.19   1956                                          
TOTALS          16.08             19.76   -3.68    21.51                 
DAYS >= .01        81              79.1     1.9       69              
DAYS >= .10        35              39.3    -4.3       38              
DAYS >= .50        10              11.8    -1.8       11              
DAYS >= 1.00        3               3.9    -0.9        3              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.85   10/10 TO 10/11              1.42              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           86.2   1984                                          
 24 HR TOTAL     19.3   1997                                                 
 SNOW DEPTH        19   1912, 1983                                                 
TOTALS           13.2              41.8   -28.6     13.8           
SINCE 7/1         5.3              14.5    -9.2      6.3              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         7              11.3    -4.3        3              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   11/29                          3  04/12       
                        11/28                                         
 24 HR TOTAL      2.0   04/11 TO 04/11               3.4              
                        03/13 TO 03/13                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5352              5974    -622     5383              
 SINCE 7/1       2060              2435    -375     2153              
COOLING TOTAL    1114               859     255      547              
 SINCE 1/1       1114               894     220      547              

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/330    DATE  11/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/330    DATE  11/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM                                      
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          265
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             54
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         42

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             53     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               26     RAIN                      29
LIGHT RAIN               77     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       4
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               34     SLEET                      1
FOG                     140     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     26
HAZE                     50                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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