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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND
401 PM MST TUE NOV 3 2009

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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   10/17/1926
 LOW                1   10/29/1917
HIGHEST            83   10/18        87      -4       82  10/04
LOWEST             20   10/10        22      -2       23  10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.7              66.6   -11.9     66.0
AVG. MINIMUM     32.6              37.5    -4.9     38.3
MEAN             43.7              51.8    -8.1     52.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               0.3     1.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     15               7.9     7.1        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.94   1930
 MINIMUM         0.00   1910
TOTALS           2.79              1.05    1.74     4.28
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.03    0.06     0.14
DAYS >= .01        15               4.5    10.5        8
DAYS >= .10         4               2.5     1.5        7
DAYS >= .50         1               0.6     0.4        4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.2     0.8        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.87   10/21 TO 10/21              1.62

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.5   1997
TOTALS            5.4               3.0     2.4      2.0
SINCE 7/1         5.4               3.4     2.0      2.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 T       0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   10/30                          2  10/23
 24 HR TOTAL      4.2   10/29 TO 10/29           10/23 TO 10/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     654               407     247      389
 SINCE 7/1        786               539     247      489
COOLING TOTAL       0                 6      -6        1
 SINCE 1/1        728               894    -166      875
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/330    DATE  10/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/300    DATE  10/01

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 43.7 DEGREES IS THE COLDEST OCTOBER MEAN ON RECORD.

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