Annual Summary 2011 -- Alamosa

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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

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