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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM                              
242 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         69    520 PM  96    1996  80    -11                
  MINIMUM         46    520 AM  37    1979  50     -4                
  AVERAGE         58                        66     -8               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.12  -0.11             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.99                      1.05  -0.06             
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      1.85   0.78             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      6.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5                
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        11     42                
  SINCE MAR 1    677                       571    106                
  SINCE JUL 1   3250                      3290    -40                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12                
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        60    -56                
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        60    -56                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       101      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 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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