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
546 AM MST SAT JAN 2 2016
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...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2015
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 92 06/21
06/22
LOWEST -9 01/01
01/02
01/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.8 59.2 2.6
AVG. MINIMUM 27.3 23.9 3.4
MEAN 44.6 41.6 3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 21
DAYS MIN <= 32 203
DAYS MIN <= 0 23
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 9.42 7.31 2.11
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 84
DAYS >= .10 29
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.96 05/18 TO 05/19
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
MAXIMUM 69.1 1973
MIMIMUM 6.4 1934
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 27.7 27.6 0.1
SINCE 7/1 7.7 10.3 -2.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 40 22.9 17.1
DAYS >= 1.0 6 9.3 -3.3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 9 02/22
24 HR TOTAL 9.7 02/22 TO 02/23
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7416 8594 -1178
SINCE 7/1 3111 3637 -526
COOLING TOTAL 74 52 22
SINCE 1/1 74 51 23
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/09/2009
LATEST 07/02/1997
EARLIEST 09/18
LATEST 05/26
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/196
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/250 DATE 06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/240 DATE 06/06
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 266
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 84
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 52 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 16 RAIN 24
LIGHT RAIN 112 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 10
LIGHT SNOW 40 SLEET 0
FOG 82 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 24
HAZE 26
- 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 2015
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