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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1124 AM MDT FRI OCT 12 2012

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...THE ALBUQUERQUE  NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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             100   09/05/1979
 LOW               35   09/29/1936
                        09/28/1936
                        09/27/1936
HIGHEST            95   09/02        92       3       94  09/01
LOWEST             49   09/15        44       5       51  09/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     83.4              80.7     2.7     82.9
AVG. MINIMUM     58.6              57.9     0.7     58.5
MEAN             71.0              69.3     1.7     70.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      6               1.2     4.8        3
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         2.83   2005
 MINIMUM            T   1957
TOTALS           0.44              1.08   -0.64     0.40
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.04   -0.03     0.01
DAYS >= .01         4               5.9    -1.9        8
DAYS >= .10         2               2.6    -0.6        0
DAYS >= .50         0               0.7    -0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.26   09/11 TO 09/12              0.16

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2006
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   09/30 TO 09/30               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       8                26     -18        0
 SINCE 7/1          8                26     -18        0
COOLING TOTAL     197               155      42      179
 SINCE 1/1       1743              1312     431     1706
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/090    DATE  09/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/080    DATE  09/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             19
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     37

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                9     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                      4

-  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
SEPTEMBER WAS 83.4F WHICH WAS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE AVERAGE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 58.6F WHICH WAS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 71.0F.  THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 95F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 2ND.  THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 49F WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE 15TH.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS 0.44 INCHES WHICH
WAS 0.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.0 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OF
53 MPH RECORDED ON THE 17TH.

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