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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
1142 AM MST WED JAN 2 2008
 
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...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007...
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008
 
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            95   08/26
                        07/18
                        07/17
LOWEST             -8   02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.4              61.8     1.6
AVG. MINIMUM     36.0              33.7     2.3
MEAN             49.7              47.8     1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     21
DAYS MAX <= 32     37
DAYS MIN <= 32    149
DAYS MIN <= 0       5
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        27.58   1999
 MINIMUM         6.07   1939
TOTALS          11.79             17.40   -5.61
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.05   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        84
DAYS >= .10        33
DAYS >= .50         5
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   05/17 TO 05/18
 
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           20.8              51.4   -30.6
SINCE 7/1         8.6              16.6    -8.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE      54              31.4    22.6
DAYS >= 1.0         7              13.1    -6.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   12/12
                        12/09
 24 HR TOTAL      5.0   12/08 TO 12/09
 
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6073              6480    -407
 SINCE 7/1       2356              2642    -286
COOLING TOTAL     611               404     207
 SINCE 1/1        611               404     207
 
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              9.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/053
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/010    DATE 10/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/300    DATE 06/22
 
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          235
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            101
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         29
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
THUNDERSTORM      73     MIXED PRECIP            5
HEAVY RAIN        11     RAIN                   27
LIGHT RAIN        94     FREEZING RAIN           1
LT FREEZING RAIN   5     HAIL                    8
HEAVY SNOW         4     SNOW                   17
LIGHT SNOW        46     SLEET                   0
FOG               98     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE  26
HAZE              80
 
- 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