National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
343 PM MST SUN JAN 5 2014
 
...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2013...
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012
 
WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
 
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   06/26/2012
 LOW              -27   02/01/1951
                        12/09/1919
 

HIGHEST            98   06/27 06/10

LOWEST             -8   12/06

AVG. MAXIMUM     62.7              62.2     0.5
AVG. MINIMUM     35.8              35.8     0.0
MEAN             49.3              49.0     0.3
 
DAYS MAX >= 90     30
DAYS MAX <= 32     29
DAYS MIN <= 32    177
DAYS MIN <= 0       6
 
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        27.58   1999
 MINIMUM         6.07   1939
 
TOTALS          19.22             16.54    2.68
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.05    0.00
 
DAYS >= .01        86
DAYS >= .10        34
DAYS >= .50        12
DAYS >= 1.00        4
 
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.40   08/22 TO 08/23
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           96.4   1957
       
 24 HR TOTAL     22.0   01/15/1987 TO 01/15/1987
  SNOW DEPTH        20   10/26/1997
 
TOTALS           30.4              37.7    -7.2
 SINCE 7/1         7.1              13.5    -6.4
 
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
 DAYS >= TRACE      64              29.2    34.8
 DAYS >= 1.0        11              11.6    -0.6
 
GREATEST
  SNOW DEPTH         7   02/22
                         02/21
                         02/20
 
 24 HR TOTAL      7.3   02/20 TO 02/20
  
 
DEGREE_DAYS
 HEATING TOTAL    6308              6292      16
  SINCE 7/1       2464              2572    -108
 
COOLING TOTAL     694               455     239
  SINCE 1/1        694               455     239
 
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/03/1961
 LATEST       06/03/1951
 
EARLIEST                        10/04
LATEST                          05/04
 
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/040
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/340    DATE  04/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/300    DATE  03/17
 
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          152
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            171
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         42
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
 
THUNDERSTORM             59     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN               13     RAIN                      27
LIGHT RAIN              109     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       7
HEAVY SNOW               77     SNOW                      17

LIGHT SNOW               60     SLEET                      0

FOG                     107     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     28
HAZE                     83
 
 
 
-  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 2013