CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
1143 AM MST MON JAN 2 2012
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...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 07/24/2003
07/13/1954
06/24/1954
LOW -27 02/01/1951
12/09/1919
HIGHEST 97 06/29
LOWEST -12 02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.4 61.8 2.6
AVG. MINIMUM 36.7 33.7 3.0
MEAN 50.6 47.8 2.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 44
DAYS MAX <= 32 20
DAYS MIN <= 32 158
DAYS MIN <= 0 12
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.58 1999
MINIMUM 6.07 1939
TOTALS 16.24 17.40 -1.16
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 71
DAYS >= .10 30
DAYS >= .50 5
DAYS >= 1.00 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.96 09/14 TO 09/15
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 24.8 51.4 -26.6
SINCE 7/1 16.3 16.6 -0.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 43 31.4 11.6
DAYS >= 1.0 9 13.1 -4.1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 9 12/22
12/21
24 HR TOTAL 6.1 12/21 TO 12/22
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5990 6480 -490
SINCE 7/1 2390 2642 -252
COOLING TOTAL 841 404 437
SINCE 1/1 841 404 437
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 9.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/031
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/240 DATE 08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/210 DATE 06/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 284
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 62
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 48
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 48 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 22
LIGHT RAIN 90 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 42 SLEET 0
FOG 86 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 25
HAZE 93
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.