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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
935 PM MST SAT JAN 04 2025

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...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2024

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           92   07/12
                       07/13
                       08/05
LOWEST           -18   01/12

AVG. MAXIMUM    62.5               60.3     2.2
AVG. MINIMUM    26.8               24.3     2.5
MEAN            44.7               42.3     2.4

DAYS MAX >= 90    10
DAYS MAX <= 32    13
DAYS MIN <= 32   222
DAYS MIN <= 0     14

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.55   1969
 MINIMUM        3.40   1956

TOTALS         11.36               7.41    3.95

DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01
DAYS >= .01       71
DAYS >= .10       37
DAYS >= .50        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.20   10/18 TO 10/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 MAXIMUM        69.1   1973
 MINIMUM         6.4   1934


TOTALS          38.3               27.9    10.4
SINCE 7/1       13.3               10.7     2.6

SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T
DAYS >= TRACE     40               21.6    18.4
DAYS >= 1.0       15                9.4     5.6

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6   11/07
                       11/08
                       11/09
 24 HR TOTAL     6.3   11/06 TO 11/07

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7458               8321    -863
 SINCE 7/1      3061               3533    -472
COOLING TOTAL    127                 71      56
 SINCE 1/1       127                 71      56

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/09/2009
 LATEST       07/02/1997

EARLIEST                        10/01
LATEST                          06/15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/210
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/220    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/230    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          284
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             58
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         24

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             41     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      34
LIGHT RAIN               94     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                7     SNOW                      19
LIGHT SNOW               40     SLEET                      0
FOG                      86     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     28
HAZE                     13

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

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