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CDUS45 KGJT 200738  
CLIGJT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
136 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013  
 
   
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..THE GRAND JUNCTION CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 70 253 PM 91 2006 77 -7 74  
1901  
MINIMUM 40 324 AM 34 1971 48 -8 49  
1960  
AVERAGE 55 62 -7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.44 1915 0.02 -0.02 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.65 0.58 0.07 0.09  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 2.41 -0.22 0.58  
SINCE JAN 1 3.19 3.53 -0.34 1.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2012 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 4.6 3.6 1.0 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 24.6 19.1 5.5 8.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 129 120 9 26  
SINCE MAR 1 1257 1175 82 842  
SINCE JUL 1 6020 5554 466 4941  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 18 9 27  
SINCE MAR 1 27 21 6 46  
SINCE JAN 1 27 21 6 46    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 400 AM  
LOWEST 21 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE GRAND JUNCTION CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 34 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 825 PM MDT  
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 826 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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