STATION: COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AP (KCOS), CO
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Jul 1996 to Dec 2008
Summaries based on unedited daily ASOS data. Errors may be present.
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TEMPERATURE (F) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Max Temp | 43.6 45.4 53.1 59.9 70.7 79.4 86.2 81.8 75.0 63.9 52.0 43.6 | 62.9
Avg Min Temp | 17.8 19.5 25.9 33.0 42.6 51.0 57.8 55.8 47.1 36.1 25.5 17.9 | 35.8
Avg Temperature | 30.7 32.4 39.5 46.4 56.6 65.2 72.0 68.8 61.1 50.0 38.7 30.8 | 49.4
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 73 74 76 83 95 95 100 99 91 84 78 71 | 100
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Date of Ext-Day | 02 28 19 13 01 29 24 01 16 02 08 01 |
-Year| 1997 2006 2004 2006 1999 1998 2003 2008 2000 2000 2006 1998 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -13 -8 -2 7 22 37 47 42 26 15 -3 -15 | -15
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Date of Ext-Day | 12 02 03 12 03 05 04 28 29 22 30 07 |
-Year| 1997 2007 2002 1997 2008 1998 1997 2004 1999 1996 2006 2005 |
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Heating Degree Days | 1061 920 790 557 274 77 4 20 153 465 788 1061 | 6170
Cooling Degree Days | 0 0 0 0 15 83 221 137 35 1 0 0 | 492
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Max Temp >= 90 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.3 11.0 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 19.6
Max Temp >= 75 | 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.5 12.8 21.1 29.5 26.2 17.6 6.4 0.6 0.0 | 118.0
Max Temp <= 32 | 6.1 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.8 5.5 | 21.9
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Min Temp <= 32 | 29.5 27.3 24.4 14.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 9.7 23.5 29.7 | 161.8
Min Temp <= 20 | 18.2 14.8 7.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 8.1 19.0 | 69.4
Min Temp <= 0 | 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 | 4.0
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Avg Dew Point Temp | 13.0 14.6 19.0 24.0 34.4 41.6 48.8 49.7 40.0 28.6 18.4 12.5 | 28.7
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 24.5 25.8 31.3 36.9 45.6 52.5 58.2 57.1 49.7 39.9 30.6 24.2 | 39.7
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.12 30.11 30.09 30.09 29.99 29.95 29.94 29.98 29.99 30.07 30.13 30.11 | 30.05
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WEATHER | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Thunderstorms | 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 7.2 10.2 12.6 12.4 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 | 49.2
Heavy Fog | 3.1 3.8 4.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 2.5 3.5 2.0 | 29.0
Fog | 8.4 9.7 10.3 9.7 6.9 6.1 6.4 8.2 6.6 6.9 7.2 5.5 | 92.0
Hail | 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 | 5.5
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PRECIPITATION (In) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Average Monthly | 0.27 0.16 0.77 1.54 1.36 2.30 3.05 3.08 0.90 0.61 0.25 0.15 | 14.42
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Maximum Daily | 0.43 0.23 1.42 2.63 1.08 2.49 3.63 3.98 0.70 0.90 0.51 0.28 | 3.98
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Date of Ext-Day | 29 19 18 30 25 27 29 04 04 07 21 08 |
-Year| 2005 2003 1998 1999 1999 2004 1997 1999 1997 1999 1999 2007 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 3.5 3.2 6.8 7.2 10.2 10.7 10.9 13.6 6.9 4.5 4.2 2.5 | 84.3
>= 0.10 | 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.8 4.2 4.9 6.0 6.9 2.8 2.0 0.7 0.3 | 34.4
>= 0.25 | 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.8 1.7 2.4 3.4 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 | 16.5
>= 0.50 | 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.8 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 | 6.1
>= 1.00 | 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 2.1
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WIND (MPH) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Daily Avg Wind Speed| 8.7 9.4 10.3 11.9 10.7 10.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 9.5 8.7 9.1 | 9.6
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 21.5 22.7 24.6 27.4 26.9 27.3 25.6 24.0 22.7 22.4 20.7 22.3 | 24.0
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 25.3 26.8 29.3 33.1 32.8 33.1 31.0 28.9 27.3 26.9 24.5 26.4 | 28.8
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Maximum Daily Avg | 20.7 28.7 28.2 28.7 20.9 18.7 16.1 16.4 17.7 30.3 27.3 30.3 | 30.3
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 45 61 56 52 58 47 49 45 44 59 47 49 | 61
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 08 03 06 12 22 13 07 07 06 01 10 20 |
-Year| 2004 1999 2004 1998 2006 1998 2000 2000 2001 2001 1998 2000 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 54 78 68 63 66 62 60 53 55 70 56 63 | 78
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 17 03 06 19 22 09 07 07 01 29 10 20 |
-Year| 1999 1999 2004 2001 2006 2001 2000 2000 1996 1996 2004 2000 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 10.2 10.2 14.0 18.9 19.4 18.9 16.2 13.8 11.1 9.9 7.5 11.5 | 161.7
Peak Gust >=40 | 3.8 3.5 4.8 6.4 5.8 6.2 4.4 3.1 2.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 | 49.2
Peak Gust >=50 | 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.6 1.1 | 11.7
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 6.2 5.8 7.3 11.7 10.2 11.6 8.3 6.8 4.3 5.6 3.8 0.0 | 81.7
Max 2-Minute >=40| 1.1 1.2 1.4 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0 | 13.1
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Observations of WEATHER may me innacurate due to early ASOS inconsistancies. Average days
with Thunderstorms may be low due to early mis-detection.
Heavy Fog = Visibility less than or equal to 1/4 mile.
Fog = Visibility greater than 1/4 mile or less than 7 miles.
Peak Gust = Maximum 5-second average.
Snowfall data not observed at ASOS stations.
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