National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
344 PM MST SUN JAN 5 2014
 
...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2013...
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2012
 
WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
 
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   07/05/1989
 LOW              -50   01/28/1948
 
HIGHEST            94   06/27

LOWEST            -34   01/13 01/04 

AVG. MAXIMUM     57.9              59.2    -1.3
AVG. MINIMUM     21.5              23.9    -2.4
MEAN             39.7              41.6    -1.9
 
DAYS MAX >= 90      4
DAYS MAX <= 32     65
DAYS MIN <= 32    239
DAYS MIN <= 0      69
 
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.55   1969
 MINIMUM         3.40   1956
 
TOTALS          10.18              7.31    2.87
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.02    0.01
 
DAYS >= .01        68
DAYS >= .10        27
DAYS >= .50         6
DAYS >= 1.00        1
 
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.06   09/22 TO 09/22
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           69.1   1973
                  6.4   1934
 
24 HR TOTAL      15.8   12/13/1967 TO 12/13/1967
 TOTALS           34.6              27.6     7.0
SINCE 7/1        25.6              10.3    15.3
 SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1
 
DAYS >= TRACE      38              22.9    15.1
DAYS >= 1.0         8               9.3    -1.3
 
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       15    11/25
 24 HR TOTAL      7.0   11/22 TO 11/22
                         
DEGREE_DAYS
 
HEATING TOTAL    9232              8594     638
 SINCE 7/1       3883              3637     246
 
COOLING TOTAL     113                52      61
 SINCE 1/1        113                51      62
 
 
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/09/2009
 LATEST       07/02/1997
 
EARLIEST                        09/24
LATEST                          06/06
 
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/219
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/210    DATE  12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/200    DATE  04/16
 
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          274
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             76
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
 
THUNDERSTORM             48     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      22
LIGHT RAIN               84     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                      12
LIGHT SNOW               38     SLEET                      0
FOG                     105     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     47
HAZE                     58
 
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
 T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

 NOTE - TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR/PC/CLOUDY 363 DUE TO ASOS OUTAGE

Graphical Temperature and Precipitation Comparison for 2013