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CDUS45 KALS 280012
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
611 PM MDT TUE JUL 27 2004

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         73   1129 AM  90    1960  81     -8       81       
  MINIMUM         40    440 AM  33    1993  47     -7       54       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.48 1968   0.04  -0.04     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.78  -0.13     0.79    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.07                      1.37  -0.30     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      3.53  -0.05     2.54    
                                                                     
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                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        43     33        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    240                       212     28      197       
  SINCE JUL 1     76                        43     33        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        24     16      110       
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        31      9      111       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        31      9      111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        89      1995                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        35      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2004..........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 PM MDT   
JULY 28 2004..........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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