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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM                              
136 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE ALBUQUERQUE  NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    346 PM  62    1927  46      3       48       
                                      1907                          
  MINIMUM         23    722 AM -17    1971  23      0       32       
  AVERAGE         36                        35      1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1974   0.02  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12             
  SINCE DEC 1      0.65                      0.61   0.04             
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.12  -0.12             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      3.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        30     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       215    -24      198       
  SINCE DEC 1    995                      1113   -118     1073       
  SINCE JUL 1   1725                      2004   -279     1734       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE ALBUQUERQUE  NM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        63      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   715 AM MST   SUNSET   512 PM MST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   715 AM MST   SUNSET   513 PM MST   

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

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AVERAGE 24 HOUR RH YESTERDAY.......51 PERCENT
MINUTES OF SUNSHINE YESTERDAY.....560

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