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 >
...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2003...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 101 06/07/1874
LOW -32 01/20/1883
HIGHEST 100 07/24
LOWEST -6 02/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.5 61.8 1.7
AVG. MINIMUM 36.5 33.7 2.8
MEAN 50.0 47.8 2.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 31
DAYS MAX <= 32 14
DAYS MIN <= 32 143
DAYS MIN <= 0 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.58 1999
MINIMUM 6.07 1939
TOTALS 12.42 17.40 -4.98
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.05 -0.02
DAYS >= .01 83
DAYS >= .10 35
DAYS >= .50 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 06/14 TO 06/14
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 21.7 51.4 -29.7
SINCE 7/1 1.5 16.6 -15.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM
DAYS >= TRACE 50 31.4 18.6
DAYS >= 1.0 8 13.8 -5.8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 03/02
02/06
24 HR TOTAL 2.9 03/01 TO 03/02
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5898 6480 -582
SINCE 7/1 2353 2642 -289
COOLING TOTAL 599 404 195
SINCE 1/1 599 404 195
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 1/044
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/350 DATE 12/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/340 DATE 07/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 219
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 118
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 27
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 62 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 10 RAIN 23
LIGHT RAIN 88 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 6
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 15
LIGHT SNOW 43 SLEET 0
FOG 109 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 37
HAZE 72
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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