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CSUS02 KALS 090915
CLIALS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
313 AM MDT TUE JUL 9 2002

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87    319 PM  91    1989  82      5       86       
  MINIMUM         47    514 AM  36    1994  46      1       53       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.15 1970   0.03  -0.03     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.20   0.20     0.88    
  SINCE JUN 1      0.42                      0.79  -0.37     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.41                      2.95  -1.54     4.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        18    -11        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     90                       187    -97      126       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        18    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         5      9       23       
  SINCE JUN 1     31                        12     19       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        12     21       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        38      1997                    
                                             1994                    
                                             1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2002..........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   827 PM MDT   
JULY 10 2002..........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   826 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.