COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 38 Deg. 49 Min. N LONGITUDE: 104 Deg. 43 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 6145 BARO 6093 TIME ZONE: MOUNTAIN WBAN: 93037

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






44

44



41.4
16.2
28.8

72
1974
-26
1951


41.3
19.6
32.5

76
1963
-27
1951


49.3
23.8
36.6

81
1971
-11
1956


59.5
32.9
46.2

87
1992
-3
1959


68.9
42.5
55.7

93
1984
21
1954


79.9
51.5
65.7

100
1954
32
1951


84.9
57.4
71.2

100
1954
42
1952


82.3
55.6
69.0

99
1954
39
1992


74.9
47.2
61.1

94
1990
22
1985


64.6
37.0
50.8

86
1979
5
1969


50.4
25.0
37.7

78
1981
-8
1976


43.9
18.9
31.4

77
1955
-24
1990


62.1
35.6
48.9

100
JUN 1954
-27
FEB 1951
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1122
0

910
0

880
0

564
0

296
8

78
99

8
200

25
149

162
45

440
0

819
0

1042
0

6341
501
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

44


44
44
44

44

44

44

44

32
32

32
32

5.2


11.5
8.5
11.0

4.8

1.5

0.0

2.2

0.0
7.4

30.1
2.8

5.5


9.2
8.3
10.8

4.7

1.6

0.*

2.5

0.0
5.3

26.7
1.3

6.0


8.7
9.0
13.3

7.6

2.8

0.5

2.5

0.0
3.6

25.9
0.3

5.9


7.8
10.3
11.9

7.4

1.5

2.3

2.0

0.0
0.6

12.8
0.0

6.0


6.9
12.1
12.0

10.3

0.4

8.1

1.8

0.1
0.0

2.2
0.0

4.9


10.3
12.2
7.6

9.5

0.*

11.0

0.8

3.9
0.0

0.0
0.0

5.0


9.3
14.9
6.8

13.2

0.0

15.7

0.5

8.7
0.0

0.0
0.0

5.0


10.2
12.8
8.0

12.1

0.0

13.2

0.9

3.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

4.3


14.3
8.4
7.3

1.7

0.1

4.6

1.9

0.5
0.*

0.8
0.0

4.3


15.0
7.7
8.3

5.1

0.8

0.8

1.8

0.0
0.4

8.5
0.0

5.0


11.5
8.4
10.0

4.3

1.7

0.*

2.3

0.0
3.2

24.2
0.2

5.0


12.3
8.0
10.7

4.6

1.7

0.0

2,2

0.0
6.7

29.4
2.0

5.2


127.0
120.4
111.8

10.11

12.2

56.2

21.2

16.5
27.2

160.6
6.7
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
20
809.0
809.0
806.6
808.5
809.5
812.2
814.8
815.0
814.0
812.7
809
809.2
810.9
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

32
32
32
32

57
41
46
58

59
40
40
58

61
40
38
58

62
35
34
56

66
37
36
59

61
36
35
57

68
36
39
60

70
40
42
64

66
39
37
60

58
35
36
55

60
40
45
51

57
42
49
18

63
38
40
59
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



44

44

44


41

44



0.27
1.17
1987
T
1964
0.79
1987

28.7
1987
22.0
1987


0.31
2.45
1987
T
1991
1.49
1987

23.2
1987
14.8
1987


0.78
2.38
1979
0.01
1966
1.51
1987

23.2
1984
13.3
1964


1.35
5.90
1957
0.01
1964
2.45
1957

42.7
1957
18.0
1957


2.28
5.67
1957
0.33
1974
2.57
1955

19.4
1978
17.4
1978


2.02
8.00
1965
0.13
1990
3.09
1954

1.1
1975
1.1
1975


2.85
5.27
1968
0.67
1987
3.00
1951

T
1992
T
1992


2.61
6.06
1986
0.15
1962
3.73
1976

T
1992
T
1992


1.31
4.28
1976
T
1953
1.73
1959

27.9
1959
17.1
1959


0.78
5.01
1984
0.01
1980
1.60
1960

25.9
1984
14.6
1984


0.54
2.21
1957
T
1965
1.45
1979

26.3
1991
14.5
1972


0.32
1.05
1988
T
1970
0.69
1981

18.2
19831
9.6
1979


15.42
8.00
JUN 1965
T
FEB 1991
3.73
AUG 1976

42.7
APR 1957
22.0
JAN 1987
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

44



42
42


9
9


9.5

NNE

29
55
1950

W
61
1989

10.1

N

36
52
1954

W
61
1986

11.3

N

29
60
1954

SW
71
1985

11.7

N

23
48
1963

NW
61
1986

11.3

NNW

27
52
1971

S
70
1988

10.4

SSE

20
55
1954

SW
62
1986

1,3

NNW

35
47
1968

NW
58
1989

9,0

N

34
40
1991

N
56
1991

9.5

SSE

27
40
1953

SW
53
1986

9.6

NNE

33
41
1991

SW
58
1985

9.5

NNE

32
50
1953

SW
62
1990

9.5

NNW

27
60
1953

29
68
1992

10.0

N

29
60
MAR 1954

SW
71
MAR 1985
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.