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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
509 PM MDT SAT SEP 18 2004

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...THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         80    155 PM  83    1954  72      8       70       
  MINIMUM         34    515 AM  22    1971  36     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.72 2002   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.54  -0.22     1.29    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.32                      0.54  -0.22     1.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      5.42  -0.95     5.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           1.2  1971   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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                        11     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       147     -9      171       
  SINCE SEP 1    138                       147     -9      171       
  SINCE JUL 1    348                       285     63      226       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        44      5      150       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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    52           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    35                                                       
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THE ALAMOSA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        20      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   706 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   704 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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