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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO                                      
645 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013


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...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    203 PM  74    1989  57      4       69       
  MINIMUM         25    358 AM  -6    1973  22      3       20       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.40 1958   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.15  -0.14     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.35                      0.68  -0.33     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.57                      1.20  -0.63     0.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.0  1937   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      1.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.4                       6.2   -2.8      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.9                      24.3   -5.4     18.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        25     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       210    -40      170       
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1187    -58     1017       
  SINCE JUL 1   7916                      7516    400     7121       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    35                                                       

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THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22         7      1938                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2013.........SUNRISE   638 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   637 AM MDT   SUNSET   734 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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