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CLMABQ
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
824 AM MST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE ALBUQUERQUE NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 91 10/05/1979
LOW 21 10/31/1991
HIGHEST 81 10/05 83 -2 82 10/01
LOWEST 26 10/29 30 -4 30 10/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.4 70.7 -3.3 71.0
AVG. MINIMUM 44.7 43.8 0.9 46.4
MEAN 56.1 57.3 -1.2 58.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 2.3 1.7 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.08 1972
MINIMUM 0.00 1952
TOTALS 1.51 1.00 0.51 1.38
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.04
DAYS >= .01 6 4.9 1.1 3
DAYS >= .10 4 2.8 1.2 3
DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.57 10/20 TO 10/20 1.25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 3.2 1986
TOTALS 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.8 0.3 0.5 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.8 10/29 TO 10/29 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 276 248 28 200
SINCE 7/1 314 277 37 200
COOLING TOTAL 6 9 -3 12
SINCE 1/1 1428 1290 138 1358
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/230 DATE 10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/240 DATE 10/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 76
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR THIS MONTH WAS 56.1F DEGREES WHICH IS 1.2
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 67.4 F DEGREES WHICH
IS 3.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. THE HIGHEST MAX TEMPERATURE FOR THIS
MONTH WAS 81 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 5, 2009. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WAS 44.7 F DEGREES WHICH IS 0.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE LOWEST
MIN VALUE FOR THIS MONTH WAS 26 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 29,2009.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.51 INCHES. THIS IS 0.51 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 0.57 INCHES
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 20TH OG OCTOBER.
TOTAL SNOW FALL FOR THIS MONTH WAS 0.8 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 29,2009.
THIS AMOUNT SET A RECORD FOR SNOW AMOUNT ON THIS DAY.
THIS MONTH THERE WERE 276 HEATING DEGREE DAYS AND 6 COOLING DEGREE DAYS.
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