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CSUS02 KALS 011028
CLIALS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
428 AM MDT WED OCT 1 2003

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 2003...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    255 PM  80    1980  68     10       69       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         30    519 AM  15    1985  31     -1       32       
  AVERAGE         54                        50      4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1959   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      0.89   0.40     1.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.29                      0.89   0.40     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      5.77  -0.53     3.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1959   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        15     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       302      4      283       
  SINCE SEP 1    306                       302      4      283       
  SINCE JUL 1    361                       440    -79      385       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    150                        44    106       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        80      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        16      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2003.......SUNRISE   659 AM MDT   SUNSET   647 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  2 2003.......SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   646 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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