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CSUS02 KALS 241055
CLIALS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
346 AM MST TUE DEC 24 2002

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         29    327 PM  58    1955  33     -4       33       
  MINIMUM         15    307 AM -29    1990  -3     18       -3       
  AVERAGE         22                        15      7       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.28 1965   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.25  -0.01     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.24                      0.25  -0.01     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      7.17  -2.75     9.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1965   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       4.6   -1.2      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       4.6   -1.2      1.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.0                      13.3   -9.3      4.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        50     -7       50       
  MONTH TO DATE 1038                      1073    -35     1054       
  SINCE DEC 1   1038                      1073    -35     1054       
  SINCE JUL 1   3177                      3270    -93     3069       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        44     39       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        58      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -3       -33      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE   716 AM MST   SUNSET   451 PM MST   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   716 AM MST   SUNSET   451 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.