CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
1143 AM MST MON JAN 2 2012
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...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2012
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 07/16
LOWEST -31 02/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.3 58.6 2.7
AVG. MINIMUM 23.3 22.9 0.4
MEAN 42.3 40.8 1.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 10
DAYS MAX <= 32 34
DAYS MIN <= 32 233
DAYS MIN <= 0 52
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 4.60 7.25 -2.65
DAILY AVG. T 0.02 -0.02
DAYS >= .01 58
DAYS >= .10 16
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 09/07 TO 09/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 97.5 1973
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 19.6 37.4 -17.8
SINCE 7/1 12.4 14.0 -1.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 39 25.9 13.1
DAYS >= 1.0 8 9.9 -1.9
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 11/08
24 HR TOTAL 4.5 11/07 TO 11/08
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8343 8736 -393
SINCE 7/1 3590 3672 -82
COOLING TOTAL 182 44 138
SINCE 1/1 182 44 138
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 7.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/224
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/240 DATE 04/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/240 DATE 04/03
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 303
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 52
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 51
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 32 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 77 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 38 SLEET 0
FOG 62 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 19
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 2011