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
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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.