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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
729 PM MST TUE JAN 1 2013
 
...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012
 
WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
 
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   06/26/2012
 LOW              -27   02/01/1951
                        12/09/1919
 
HIGHEST           101R  06/26
LOWEST             -3   12/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.2              62.2     5.0
AVG. MINIMUM     38.7              35.8     2.9
MEAN             52.9              49.0     4.0
 
DAYS MAX >= 90     49
DAYS MAX <= 32     13
DAYS MIN <= 32    136
DAYS MIN <= 0       1
 
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        27.58   1999
 MINIMUM         6.07   1939
 
TOTALS           8.11             16.54   -8.43
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.05   -0.03
 
DAYS >= .01        59
DAYS >= .10        15
DAYS >= .50         4
DAYS >= 1.00        2
 
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.81   07/30 TO 07/31
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           96.4   1957
       
 24 HR TOTAL     22.0   01/15/1987 TO 01/15/1987
  SNOW DEPTH        20   10/26/1997
 
TOTALS           11.7              37.7   -26.0
 SINCE 7/1         6.3              13.5    -7.2
 
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
 DAYS >= TRACE      47              29.2    17.8
 DAYS >= 1.0         3              11.6    -8.6
 
GREATEST
  SNOW DEPTH         3   12/09
                         02/04
                         02/03
 
 24 HR TOTAL      3.3   12/09 TO 12/09
  
 
DEGREE_DAYS
 HEATING TOTAL    5186              6292   -1106
  SINCE 7/1       2284              2572    -288
 
COOLING TOTAL     873               455     418
  SINCE 1/1        873               455     418
 
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   1/073
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/210    DATE  03/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/250    DATE  01/18
 
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          257
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             93
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     44
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
 
THUNDERSTORM             53     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      14
LIGHT RAIN               83     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       5
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               44     SLEET                      0
FOG                      67     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     67
 
 
 
-  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 2012