National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
1142 AM MST WED JAN 2 2008
 
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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007...
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2008
 
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   07/03
LOWEST            -33   12/29
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.3              58.6     0.7
AVG. MINIMUM     23.9              22.9     1.0
MEAN             41.6              40.8     0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      2
DAYS MAX <= 32     58
DAYS MIN <= 32    215
DAYS MIN <= 0      62
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.55   1969
 MINIMUM         3.40   1956
TOTALS           9.74              7.25    2.49
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.02    0.01
DAYS >= .01        79
DAYS >= .10        28
DAYS >= .50         2
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.49   07/19 TO 07/19
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           97.5   1973
                       
 
 24 HR TOTAL     15.8   12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS           39.3              37.4     1.9
SINCE 7/1        17.1              14.0     3.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1
DAYS >= TRACE      45              25.9    19.1
DAYS >= 1.0        15               9.9    5.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8   12/26
                        12/22
                        12/23
 24 HR TOTAL      6.3   12/21 TO 12/22
 
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    8506              8736    -230
 SINCE 7/1       3538              3672    -134
COOLING TOTAL     100                44      56
 SINCE 1/1        100                44      56
 
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              6.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/201
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/220    DATE 06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    67/240    DATE 06/06
 
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          306
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             44
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
THUNDERSTORM     33     MIXED PRECIP            1
HEAVY RAIN        7     RAIN                   23
LIGHT RAIN       95     FREEZING RAIN           0
LT FREEZING RAIN  0     HAIL                    0
HEAVY SNOW        6     SNOW                   15
LIGHT SNOW       42     SLEET                   0
FOG              96     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE  45
HAZE             59
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
 
 
Graphical Temperature and Precipitation Comparison For 2007