CXUS55 KPUB 020139 CLMALS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 739 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ALAMOSA CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 76 03/31/2012 LOW -20 03/04/1964 HIGHEST 61 03/30 54 7 60 03/10 LOWEST 8 03/27 11 -3 -1 03/28 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 52.7 -2.3 47.9 AVG. MINIMUM 21.3 17.6 3.7 17.7 MEAN 35.8 35.2 0.6 32.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 DAYS MIN <= 32 30 30.3 -0.3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.9 -0.9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.62 1992 MINIMUM T 1999 TOTALS 1.22 0.54 0.68 0.37 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02 DAYS >= .01 9 4.7 4.3 DAYS >= .10 4 1.7 2.3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.42 03/14 TO 03/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 29.2 1973 TOTALS 14.5 4.3 10.2 4.8 SINCE 7/1 28.0 23.6 4.4 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= 1.0 5 1.4 3.6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/09 4 24 HR TOTAL 4.5 03/08 TO 03/09 4.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 898 925 -27 989 SINCE 7/1 6451 7094 -643 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/220 DATE 03/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/230 DATE 03/02 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$