National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
754 PM MST MON JAN 1 2007

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...THE GOODLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2006...

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           103   07/19       102       1      109  07/20       
LOWEST             -5   02/17       -12       7      -11  12/08 
      
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.2              64.5     2.7     67.3              
AVG. MINIMUM     38.2              37.0     1.2     38.7              
MEAN             52.7              50.9     1.8     53.0              
DAYS MAX >= 90     60              46.9    13.1       64              
DAYS MAX <= 32     19              28.3    -9.3       24              
DAYS MIN <= 32    159             155.8     3.2      150              
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               8.5    -4.5        4              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        30.89   1915                                          
 MINIMUM         9.19   1956  
                                        
TOTALS          24.81             19.76    5.05                       
DAYS >= .01        75              79.0    -4.0       81              
DAYS >= .10        39              39.4    -0.4       35              
DAYS >= .50        15              11.8     3.2       10              
DAYS >= 1.00        8               3.9     4.1        3              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.45   06/16 TO 06/16              1.85              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           86.2   1984                                          
 24 HR TOTAL     19.3   10/24/1997 TO 10/26/1997                      
 SNOW DEPTH        19                                     
            
TOTALS           47.6              41.8     5.8     13.2              
SINCE 7/1        26.5              14.5    12.0      5.3              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         6              11.7    -5.7        7              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        20R  12/31                          3  11/29       
                        12/30                             11/28       
 24 HR TOTAL     16.9   12/29                          2.0              

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5461              5974    -513     5352              
 SINCE 7/1       2462              2435      27     2060              
COOLING TOTAL    1114               859     255     1114              
 SINCE 1/1       1114               894     220     1114              

FREEZE DATES
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    55/280    DATE  04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/310    DATE  04/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   80

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          282
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             57
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             51     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               25     RAIN                      31
LIGHT RAIN               77     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      0
FOG                     103     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     25
HAZE                     51                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.