Annual Summary 2004 -- Alamosa, CO

...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2004

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 07/14
LOWEST -26 02/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.5 58.6 0.9
AVG. MINIMUM 23.5 22.9 0.6
MEAN 41.5 40.8 0.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 36
DAYS MIN <= 32 236
DAYS MIN <= 0 44

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.55 1969
MINIMUM 3.40 1956
TOTALS 6.03 7.25 -1.22
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00
DAYS >= .01 63
DAYS >= .10 20
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 07/14 TO 07/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 97.5 1973
24 HR TOTAL 15.8 12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
TOTALS 24.3 37.4 -13.1
SINCE 7/1 4.5 14.0 -9.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 48 25.9 22.1
DAYS >= 1.0 7 11.5 -4.5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 02/20
02/04
02/12
24 HR TOTAL 4.5 02/19 TO 02/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8520 8736 -216
SINCE 7/1 3640 3672 -32
COOLING TOTAL 49 44 5
SINCE 1/1 49 44 5

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 7.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/189
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/240 DATE 05/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/240 DATE 05/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 286
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 67
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 80 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 81 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 49 SLEET 0
FOG 91 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 30
HAZE 59

- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.