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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
631 PM MDT SAT APR 10 2004

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         45    101 PM  74    1972  57    -12       68       
  MINIMUM         28    552 AM   9    1959  21      7       20       
  AVERAGE         37                        39     -2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.16 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.14   0.49     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.60   0.22     0.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.98                      1.06   0.92     0.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             0.7  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       1.7   -1.5      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       7.6   -6.4      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.4                      29.4   -5.0     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           28                        26      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       266    -39      287       
  SINCE MAR 1   1012                      1251   -239     1245       
  SINCE JUL 1   7213                      7663   -450     7102       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        73      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21         2      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   735 PM MDT   
APRIL 11 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM MDT   SUNSET   736 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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