Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
810 AM MDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE GRAND JUNCTION CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   05/29/2000
 LOW               24   05/01/2011
HIGHEST            94   05/22        81      13       86  05/29
                                                          05/07
LOWEST             39   05/27        42      -3       24  05/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.6              76.1     5.5     71.0
AVG. MINIMUM     49.2              47.0     2.2     44.8
MEAN             65.4              61.6     3.8     57.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               1.3     0.7        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.74   1906
 MINIMUM            T   1970
                        1940
TOTALS           0.09              0.88   -0.79     1.27
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.03   -0.03     0.04
DAYS >= .01         1               6.4    -5.4        7
DAYS >= .10         0               2.9    -2.9        4
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.09   05/19 TO 05/19              0.44

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            5.0   1979
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1         8.2              19.1   -10.9     13.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      48               155    -107      239
 SINCE 7/1       4963              5589    -626     5507
COOLING TOTAL      68                48      20       27
 SINCE 1/1         87                51      36       27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/210    DATE  05/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/200    DATE  05/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     25

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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