CXUS55 KCOS 011259 CLMCOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO 657 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ................................... ...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 05/30/2000 LOW 15 05/01/1916 HIGHEST 86 05/21 74 12 83 05/13 05/19 LOWEST 22 05/03 36 -14 33 05/07 05/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 69.9 68.4 1.5 67.7 AVG. MINIMUM 40.4 40.7 -0.3 43.1 MEAN 55.2 54.6 0.6 55.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.3 -0.3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 2.0 4.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.10 1936 MINIMUM 0.09 1927 TOTALS 0.34 2.39 -2.05 2.35 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.08 -0.07 DAYS >= .01 7 10.7 -3.7 DAYS >= .10 1 5.4 -4.4 DAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 05/27 TO 05/28 0.69 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.4 5 0 TOTALS 0.5 1.8 -1.3 T SINCE 7/1 34.0 45.2 -11.2 29.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.5 05/01 TO 05/01 T DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 312 312 0 288 SINCE 7/1 6193 6404 -211 6244 COOLING TOTAL 14 5 9 0 SINCE 1/1 14 6 8 0 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/230 DATE 05/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/230 DATE 05/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 47 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$