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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE ALBUQUERQUE  NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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              72   12/04/1958
                        12/23/1915
 LOW              -16   12/26/1911
HIGHEST            66   12/01        61       5       61  12/31
LOWEST             13   12/29        11       2        9  12/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     48.6              46.1     2.5     42.8
AVG. MINIMUM     25.8              26.5    -0.7     24.2
MEAN             37.2              36.3     0.9     33.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               1.6    -1.6        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     23              25.0    -2.0       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         1.85   1959
 MINIMUM         0.00   1981
                        1956
                        1950
TOTALS           0.12              0.50   -0.38     1.20
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.02   -0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01         3               4.2    -1.2        9
DAYS >= .10         0               1.6    -1.6        5
DAYS >= .50         0               0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.06   12/14 TO 12/14              0.57

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           23.7   1959
TOTALS            0.5               2.7    -2.2      4.3
SINCE 7/1         0.5               4.0    -3.5      4.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.7    -0.7        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             1  12/23
                                                          12/20
                                                          12/05
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5   12/31 TO 12/31               1.4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     856               890     -34      968
 SINCE 7/1       1504              1757    -253     1726
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       1768              1322     446     1716
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/280    DATE  12/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/300    DATE  12/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     46

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

-  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 DECEMBER WAS 48.6F
WHICH WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 25.8F WHICH
WAS 0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 37.2F. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 66F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 1ST. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 13F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 29TH.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS 0.12 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.38 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS 0.5 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.2 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.8 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OF 52 MPH
RECORDED ON THE 19TH.