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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE ALBUQUERQUE  NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 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             105   07/18/1980
                        07/05/1980
                        07/14/1979
 LOW               52   07/03/1985
HIGHEST            98   07/01       100      -2       97  07/28
                                                          07/23
                                                          07/20
LOWEST             62   07/06        58       4       61  07/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     91.6              90.1     1.5     94.5
AVG. MINIMUM     68.1              66.4     1.7     69.1
MEAN             79.9              78.3     1.6     81.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     24              17.3     6.7       30
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.55   2006
 MINIMUM         0.08   1980
TOTALS           0.89              1.50   -0.61     0.39
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.05   -0.02     0.01
DAYS >= .01         9               8.3     0.7        5
DAYS >= .10         4               3.9     0.1        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.8    -0.8        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.25   07/23 TO 07/23              0.14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2007
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
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   07/31 TO 07/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     468               411      57      530
 SINCE 1/1       1108               811     297     1018
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/150    DATE  07/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/020    DATE  07/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             27
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     40

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     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 ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR 2012 JULY
WAS 79.9 DEGREES 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL. THE MAXIMUM MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE WAS 91.6 DEGREES 1.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE
MINIMUM MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 68.1 DEGREES 1.7 DEGREES ABOVE THE
NORMAL.

THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 98 DEGREES ON 1ST OF JULY AND LOWEST
WAS 62 DEGREES ON THE 06TH. THE COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR MONTH WAS
468 DAYS 57 ABOVE THE NORMAL. NO HEATING DEGREE DAYS.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WAS 0.89 INCHES 0.61
INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL. THE MOST RAIN FELL THE ON 23RD WHICH
WAS 0.25 INCHES.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED WAS 7.7 MILES AN HOUR. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
OCCURRED ON THE 25TH, 54 MILES AN HOUR FROM THE NORTHEAST.

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