CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
344 PM MST SUN JAN 5 2014
...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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 94 06/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.9 59.2 -1.3
AVG. MINIMUM 21.5 23.9 -2.4
MEAN 39.7 41.6 -1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 4
DAYS MAX <= 32 65
DAYS MIN <= 32 239
DAYS MIN <= 0 69
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 10.18 7.31 2.87
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 68
DAYS >= .10 27
DAYS >= .50 6
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 09/22 TO 09/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 69.1 1973
6.4 1934
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 34.6 27.6 7.0
SINCE 7/1 25.6 10.3 15.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= TRACE 38 22.9 15.1
DAYS >= 1.0 8 9.3 -1.3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15 11/25
24 HR TOTAL 7.0 11/22 TO 11/22
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 9232 8594 638
SINCE 7/1 3883 3637 246
COOLING TOTAL 113 52 61
SINCE 1/1 113 51 62
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/09/2009
LATEST 07/02/1997
EARLIEST 09/24
LATEST 06/06
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/219
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/210 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/200 DATE 04/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 274
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 76
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 48 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 11 RAIN 22
LIGHT RAIN 84 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 12
LIGHT SNOW 38 SLEET 0
FOG 105 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 47
HAZE 58
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
NOTE - TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR/PC/CLOUDY 363 DUE TO ASOS OUTAGE
Graphical Temperature and Precipitation Comparison for 2013