National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
 
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.
                         Graphical Temperature and Precipitation Comparison for 2011