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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM                              
255 AM MDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE          
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM               
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49   1208 AM  95    1996  80    -31                
  MINIMUM         41    659 AM  37    1954  50     -9                
  AVERAGE         45                        65    -20               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      0.99  -0.01             
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      1.79   0.83             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      6.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         3     17                
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         6     22                
  SINCE MAR 1    652                       566     86                
  SINCE JUL 1   3225                      3285    -60                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6                
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        54    -50                
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        54    -50                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   743 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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