STATION: DURANGO-LA PLATA CO AIRPORT (KDRO), 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 | 38.5 42.5 52.9 61.2 72.3 82.8 87.4 83.5 75.7 63.3 50.8 39.7 | 62.6
Avg Min Temp | 11.5 15.8 22.4 28.3 35.4 42.5 53.0 51.8 42.4 31.4 21.9 12.9 | 30.8
Avg Temperature | 25.0 29.2 37.6 44.7 53.8 62.6 70.2 67.7 59.1 47.4 36.4 26.3 | 46.7
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 59 63 76 80 94 96 98 94 89 81 70 65 | 98
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Date of Ext-Day | 19 28 20 27 31 29 02 04 16 01 06 22 |
-Year| 2000 1999 2004 2000 2002 1998 2002 2000 2000 2003 1999 1996 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -19 -14 -8 7 20 24 33 38 22 10 0 -18 | -19
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Date of Ext-Day | 31 13 01 05 03 05 02 25 29 22 17 27 |
-Year| 2008 2004 1997 1999 2008 1999 1997 2002 1999 1996 2000 2008 |
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Heating Degree Days | 1239 1012 849 609 348 106 5 12 184 547 859 1199 | 6969
Cooling Degree Days | 0 0 0 0 2 35 166 94 7 0 0 0 | 304
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Max Temp >= 90 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.6 11.9 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 20.5
Max Temp >= 75 | 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 14.0 26.3 30.1 29.6 19.4 3.3 0.0 0.0 | 124.0
Max Temp <= 32 | 7.4 2.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 6.1 | 18.3
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Min Temp <= 32 | 30.8 27.9 29.7 22.9 9.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 2.2 18.2 28.7 30.8 | 202.6
Min Temp <= 20 | 24.2 18.2 10.4 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 12.2 23.9 | 93.3
Min Temp <= 0 | 5.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 | 10.6
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Avg Dew Point Temp | 16.7 17.8 20.5 22.0 27.5 31.5 44.6 46.2 38.1 29.2 21.5 15.9 | 27.6
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 22.3 25.2 30.9 35.6 42.4 47.9 55.3 55.2 48.1 38.8 29.9 22.4 | 37.8
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.23 30.14 30.05 29.95 29.92 29.91 29.97 30.01 30.01 30.08 30.17 30.22 | 30.06
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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 0.3 0.6 2.2 3.8 3.8 8.0 8.2 3.8 3.1 0.3 0.0 | 34.0
Heavy Fog | 4.2 4.4 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 | 19.1
Fog | 11.3 9.3 8.1 6.1 2.4 1.2 3.6 5.4 5.2 7.2 6.8 7.9 | 74.4
Hail | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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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 | 1.31 1.27 1.03 1.05 0.33 0.24 1.11 1.74 1.52 1.36 0.95 0.73 | 12.63
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Maximum Daily | 0.62 0.83 0.88 1.65 0.70 0.64 0.87 1.08 1.04 0.83 0.79 0.79 | 1.65
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Date of Ext-Day | 11 08 07 03 03 28 23 02 11 23 13 29 |
-Year| 2005 2001 2001 2004 2001 2004 2007 2003 2002 2000 2003 2004 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 8.1 7.7 7.9 5.8 3.6 3.1 8.6 12.3 7.6 8.6 5.6 5.2 | 84.1
>= 0.10 | 4.6 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.0 0.8 3.2 4.7 3.9 3.7 2.4 1.9 | 35.0
>= 0.25 | 1.7 2.0 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.4 0.8 | 16.4
>= 0.50 | 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 | 6.0
>= 1.00 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.4
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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| 4.6 5.5 6.5 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 4.8 4.5 | 5.9
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 13.6 16.7 20.4 23.2 23.4 23.1 22.5 21.4 19.7 18.1 14.9 14.0 | 19.3
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 16.3 20.4 25.4 29.8 30.0 29.4 28.5 26.9 25.0 22.7 18.4 16.9 | 24.1
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Maximum Daily Avg | 13.5 17.0 18.1 17.7 17.3 17.3 11.6 11.1 12.5 15.0 14.4 16.8 | 18.1
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 43 41 47 46 40 43 41 39 40 39 41 39 | 47
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 28 15 22 18 11 06 18 10 07 20 14 17 |
-Year| 2008 2006 2006 2000 2004 2007 1998 1997 2002 2007 2006 2000 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 55 52 61 60 53 54 77 48 58 53 54 48 | 77
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 28 15 30 18 23 03 03 18 07 11 11 15 |
-Year| 2008 2006 2008 2000 1999 1998 2008 2002 2002 2008 2005 2000 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 2.4 4.7 8.9 14.0 15.8 12.9 11.9 9.5 7.5 6.4 3.1 2.9 | 99.9
Peak Gust >=40 | 0.1 0.8 1.9 3.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 | 19.2
Peak Gust >=50 | 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 | 2.5
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 0.7 1.6 3.2 5.3 3.8 4.0 4.4 2.5 2.0 1.6 0.8 0.0 | 29.9
Max 2-Minute >=40| 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 | 1.6
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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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