Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
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CXUS53 KGLD 032303
CLMGLD
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
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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.
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MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 43.7 DEGREES IS THE COLDEST OCTOBER MEAN ON RECORD.
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