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CSUS02 KALS 250052
CLIALS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
651 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2003

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         90R   350 PM  89    1987  82      8       85       
  MINIMUM         45    544 AM  39    1995  47     -2       46       
                                      1973                          
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.27 1992   0.03  -0.03     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.68  -0.21     0.81    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.07                      1.27  -0.20     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.22                      3.43  -1.21     1.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        40    -40       10       
  SINCE JUN 1    197                       209    -12       93       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        40    -40       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         1      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        21     73       39       
  SINCE JUN 1     95                        28     67       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        28     67       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        89      1988                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        39      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2003..........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT   
JULY 25 2003..........SUNRISE   602 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.