ALAMOSA
PRECIPITATION RECORDS
HIGHEST ANNUAL PRECIP LOWEST ANNUAL PRECIP
1. 11.55 1969 1. 3.40 1956
2. 11.19 1990 2. 3.81 1945
3. 11.04 1938 3. 4.09 1951
4. 10.86 1967 4. 4.12 1950
5. 10.74 1941 5. 4.16 1955
6. 10.69 2017 6. 4.37 1989
7. 10.19 1961 7. 4.42 2002
8. 10.18 2013 8. 4.43 1934
9. 9.89 1993 9. 4.60 2012
10. 9.87 2001 10. 4.74 1946
1962
ANNUAL PRECIP 30 YEAR AVERAGE = 7.19
ANNUAL PRECIP ALL TIME AVERAGE = 7.15
DECADES
1930's* 1940's 1950's 1960's
MAX: 11.04 1938 10.74 1941 9.55 1959 11.55 1969
MIN: 4.43 1934 3.81 1945 3.40 1956 4.74 1962
AVG: 7.36 6.79 5.88 7.97
1970's 1980's 1990's 2000’s
MAX: 8.77 1971 9.80 1985 11.19 1990 9.87 2001
MIN: 6.21 1976 4.37 1989 5.42 1996 4.42 2002
AVG: 7.37 6.88 7.88 7.07
2010's
MAX: 10.69 2017
MIN: 4.60 2011
AVG: 7.48
*Data beginning Jan. 1, 1933
RECORD ONE-DAY PRECIP HIGHEST ONE-MONTH PRECIP
1. 1.77 Sep 30 1959 1. 5.40 Aug 1993
2. 1.56 Jul 18 1971 2. 3.68 Aug 1936
3. 1.55 Jul 28 1939 3. 3.52 Jul 2017
4. 1.49 Jul 19 2007 4. 3.50 Jul 1968
5. 1.45 Apr 15 1938 5. 3.28 Aug 1967
6. 1.40 Jun 9 1943 6. 3.22 Aug 2001
7. 1.38 Aug 5 1936 7. 3.08 Aug 1999
8. 1.31 Aug 27 1993 8. 3.06 Apr 1942
9. 1.24 Sep 3 1938 9. 2.98 Sep 2013
10. 1.22 Apr 20 1952 10. 2.97 May 1935
GREATEST AMOUNT IN 24 HOURS: 1.82 Sep 29-30 1959
HIGHEST PRECIP FOR MONTHS
Jan Feb Mar Apr
1. 1.36 2017 1. 1.42 1963 1. 1.62 1992 1. 3.06 1942
2. 1.09 2005 2. 1.04 1997 2. 1.42 1973 2. 1.82 1938
3. .81 1939 3. 1.02 2004 3. 1.16 1962 3. 1.75 2016
May Jun Jul Aug
1. 2.97 1935 1. 2.58 1969 1. 3.52 2017 1. 5.40 1993
2. 1.85 1973 2. 1.95 1933 2. 3.50 1968 2. 3.68 1936
3. 1.79 2021 3. 1.77 1965 3. 2.94 2006 3. 3.28 1967
Sep Oct Nov Dec
1. 2.98 2013 1. 2.37 1969 1. 1.63 2013 1. 1.52 1964
2. 2.62 1938 2. 2.16 1972 2. 1.23 1991 2. 1.27 1943
3. 2.14 1941 3. 2.02 1985 3. 1.21 1957 3. 1.20 1967
LOWEST PRECIP FOR MONTHS
Jan Feb Mar Apr
1. T 1981 1. T (19)46, 1. T 1955 1. T 1972
1998 54,99
2. .01 1935 2. .01 1946 2. .02 2011 2. .01 1980
2003 1996
3. .03 1950 3. .02 2006 3. .03 1934 3. .02 1943
1951 2009 1971
May Jun Jul Aug
1. .00 1981 1. T 1946, 1. .02 1994 1. .10 2021
1980
2011
2. .01 1975 2. .02 2002 2. .03 1987 2. .11 1944
1998
2004
3. .03 1951 3. .03 1944 3. .08 2019 3. .21 1980
1996 1951
1954
Sep Oct Nov Dec
1. T 1953 1. ,00 1934, 1. .00 1936 1. T (19)35
1956 1995 49,56,80,96
2. .01 1957 2. T 1964 2. T (19)32 2. .01 1957
1983 42,49,50, 1998
89,99
3. .03 1966 3. .01 1992 3. .01 1945 3. .02 1958
67,80
Number of days with more than a trace of precipitation... 5730
Climatological chance for measurable precipitation....... 17%
**Days through June 30, 2022 - based on 32896 days.
Precip records are in inches: Records April 1, 1932 to present.
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