The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
812 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009
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...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2008
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 07/05/1989
LOW -50 01/28/1948
HIGHEST 90 07/31
LOWEST -32 01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.4 58.6 -0.2
AVG. MINIMUM 22.0 22.9 -0.9
MEAN 40.2 40.8 -0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 55
DAYS MIN <= 32 246
DAYS MIN <= 0 58
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 5.48 7.25 -1.77
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00
DAYS >= .01 58
DAYS >= .10 17
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 08/16 TO 08/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 97.5 1973
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 32.4 37.4 -5.0
SINCE 7/1 11.8 14.0 -2.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= TRACE 48 25.9 22.1
DAYS >= 1.0 13 9.9 3.1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 11 02/05
24 HR TOTAL 7.7 02/04 TO 02/05
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 9037 8736 301
SINCE 7/1 3435 3672 -237
COOLING TOTAL 73 44 29
SINCE 1/1 73 44 29
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/21/1980
LATEST 06/29/1945
EARLIEST 09/08
LATEST 06/08
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/228
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/270 DATE 05/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/230 DATE 06/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 310
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 47
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 29 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 67 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 14
LIGHT SNOW 47 SLEET 0
FOG 74 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 24
HAZE 42
- 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 2008
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