CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
729 PM MST TUE JAN 1 2013
...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2012
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 93 06/25
06/24
LOWEST -27 12/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.2 59.2 4.0
AVG. MINIMUM 23.0 23.9 -0.9
MEAN 43.1 41.6 1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 11
DAYS MAX <= 32 23
DAYS MIN <= 32 229
DAYS MIN <= 0 46
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 5.58 7.31 -1.73
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00
DAYS >= .01 57
DAYS >= .10 17
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.85 09/12 TO 09/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 69.1 1973
6.4 1934
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 18.7 27.6 -8.9
SINCE 7/1 12.1 10.3 1.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 30 22.9 7.1
DAYS >= 1.0 7 9.3 -2.3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 12/14
24 HR TOTAL 3.3 12/09 TO 12/09
12/31 TO 12/31
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8021 8594 -573
SINCE 7/1 3694 3637 57
COOLING TOTAL 115 52 63
SINCE 1/1 115 51 64
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 6.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/220
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/250 DATE 06/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/260 DATE 06/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 311
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 50
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 48 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 72 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 30 SLEET 0
FOG 69 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 21
HAZE 58
- 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