...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2002...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2003
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 07/05/1989
LOW -50 01/28/1948
HIGHEST 92 07/02 MM MM
07/01
LOWEST -20 02/06 MM MM
02/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.9 58.6 2.3
AVG. MINIMUM 22.8 22.9 -0.1
MEAN 41.8 40.8 1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 10
DAYS MAX <= 32 42
DAYS MIN <= 32 235
DAYS MIN <= 0 53
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 4.42 7.25 -2.83
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 49
DAYS >= .10 13
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 09/18 TO 09/19
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 97.5 1973
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
SNOW DEPTH 18 12/06/1964
TOTALS 16.6 37.4 -20.8
SINCE 7/1 4.0 14.0 -10.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM
DAYS >= TRACE 25 25.9 -0.9
DAYS >= 1.0 6 11.5 -5.5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 01/31
24 HR TOTAL 3.4 12/03 TO 12/03
01/30 TO 01/30
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8404 8736 -332
SINCE 7/1 3564 3672 -108
COOLING TOTAL 83 44 39
SINCE 1/1 83 44 39
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/21/1980
LATEST 06/29/1945
EARLIEST 09/08
LATEST 06/08
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/198
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/220 DATE 03/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/250 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 313
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 41
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 73 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 18
LIGHT RAIN 70 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 7
LIGHT SNOW 24 SLEET 0
FOG 68 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 25
HAZE 68
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.