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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.