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CXUS55 KABQ 011617
CLMABQ
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 AM MDT MON APR 1 2013
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..THE ALBUQUERQUE NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 85 03/26/1971
LOW 8 03/11/1948
HIGHEST 77 03/15 76 1 83 03/25
LOWEST 23 03/24 21 2 23 03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.2 60.5 4.7 65.5
AVG. MINIMUM 38.0 35.7 2.3 36.8
MEAN 51.6 48.1 3.5 51.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 8.3 -2.3 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.34 1998
MINIMUM T 2011
2008
2002
TOTALS 0.17 0.57 -0.40 0.20
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 2 4.9 -2.9 3
DAYS >= .10 1 1.6 -0.6 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.16 03/08 TO 03/08 0.18
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 13.9 1973
TOTALS T 1.1 -1.1 1.9
SINCE 7/1 3.5 9.0 -5.5 8.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 2 03/11
24 HR TOTAL T 03/10 TO 03/10 1.9
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 407 524 -117 423
SINCE 7/1 3605 3827 -222 3596
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/320 DATE 03/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/310 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 28
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- 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 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT IN MARCH
WAS 65.2F WHICH WAS 4.7 DEGRESS ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 38.0F WHICH WAS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH WAS 51.6F. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 77F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 15TH.
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 23F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON
THE 24TH.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WAS 0.17 INCHES WHICH WAS
0.40 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WAS A TRACE WHICH WAS 1.1
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.0 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST OF 51 MPH RECORDED ON THE 23RD.
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