Halloween in Alamosa
TEMPERATURE
|
Average High | Average Low | Record High | Record Low |
Lowest Maximum ("Coolest High") |
Highest Minimum ("Warmest Low") |
57 | 19 | 70 in 1945 | -9 in 1991 | 23 in 1991 | 36 in 2003 |
Average Temperature for October 31st : 37.6 F
PRECIPITATION
Record Precipitation: 0.76 inches in 1985
Number of times with a trace or more............... 21
Number of times with 0.10 of an inch or more... 8
Climatological chance of a trace or more...... 23%
Climatological chance of an inch or more........ 9%
SNOWFALL
Record Snowfall: 10.9 inches in 1972
Number of times with a trace or more....... 12
Number of times with an inch or more....... 6
Climatological chance of a trace or more.. 13%
Climatological chance of an inch or more... 7%
SNOW ON GROUND
Record Snow on Ground: 12.0 inches in 1991
Number of times with a trace or more..... 12
Number of times with an inch or more..... 7
Climatological chance of a trace or more... 13%
Climatological chance of an inch or more.. 8%
The last "chilling" Halloween was in 1991. There was 12 inches of snow on the ground at 5 am that morning, with an additional 2 inches falling that day. The mercury rose to a high of only 23 degrees...which is the record lowest maximum temperature for that day, and dipped to a record low for that day of -9 degrees. Another cold Halloween was in 1972 when the day started off with 2 inches of snow on the ground, with a record 10.9 inches of snow falling during the day. The temperature only rose to a high of 29 degrees...with a low reading of 18 degrees.