Weather Service Report


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CDUS45 KGJT 210839
CLIGJT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO                           
231 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE GRAND JUNCTION CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    310 PM  94    2005  78    -13       84       
  MINIMUM         42    607 AM  34    1974  48     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         54                        63     -9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.78 1916   0.03   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.61   0.08     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.23                      2.44  -0.21     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      3.56  -0.33     1.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0  2012   0.0    0.0      0.0   
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.6                       3.6    1.0      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.6                      19.1    5.5      8.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         4      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       124     16       26       
  SINCE MAR 1   1268                      1179     89      842       
  SINCE JUL 1   6031                      5558    473     4941       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        20      7       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        23      4       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        23      4       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE GRAND JUNCTION CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   826 PM MDT   
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   827 PM MDT   

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




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