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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
414 AM MDT WED APR 21 2004

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    154 PM  80    1989  60      1       57       
  MINIMUM         22    515 AM  11    1982  24     -2       27       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.34   0.43     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.96                      0.80   0.16     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.12                      1.26   0.86     0.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1977   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       2.7   -0.7      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       8.6   -5.6      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.2                      30.4   -4.2     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  436                       507    -71      505       
  SINCE MAR 1   1221                      1492   -271     1463       
  SINCE JUL 1   7422                      7904   -482     7320       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        12      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 PM MDT   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 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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