...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2002...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 101 06/07/1874
LOW -32 01/20/1883
HIGHEST 98 08/16 MM MM
LOWEST -4 02/26 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.6 61.8 1.8
AVG. MINIMUM 35.5 33.7 1.8
MEAN 49.5 47.8 1.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 32
DAYS MAX <= 32 28
DAYS MIN <= 32 163
DAYS MIN <= 0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.58 1999
MINIMUM 6.07 1939
TOTALS 7.84 17.40 -9.56
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.05 -0.03
DAYS >= .01 68
DAYS >= .10 25
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.82 07/05 TO 07/06
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 89.4 1957
24 HR TOTAL 22.0 01/15/1987 TO 01/15/1987
SNOW DEPTH 20 10/26/1997
TOTALS 14.0 51.4 -37.4
SINCE 7/1 5.4 16.6 -11.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM
DAYS >= TRACE 50 31.4 18.6
DAYS >= 1.0 6 13.8 -7.8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 12/26
12/24
12/25
24 HR TOTAL 1.5 12/17 TO 12/18
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6257 6480 -223
SINCE 7/1 2615 2642 -27
COOLING TOTAL 736 404 332
SINCE 1/1 736 404 332
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/03/1961
LATEST 06/03/1951
EARLIEST 10/08
LATEST 05/09
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/063
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/350 DATE 02/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/360 DATE 02/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 249
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 86
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 49
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 39 MIXED PRECIP 6
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 19
LIGHT RAIN 62 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 3
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 16
LIGHT SNOW 46 SLEET 0
FOG 85 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23
HAZE 44
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.