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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM                              
235 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         81    404 PM 100    2000  81      0                
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  34    1975  51     -1                
  AVERAGE         66                        67     -1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.04  -0.04             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.22  -0.21             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.99                      1.15  -0.16             
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      1.95   0.68             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      6.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        17     36                
  SINCE MAR 1    677                       577    100                
  SINCE JUL 1   3250                      3296    -46                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3                
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        23    -19                
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        71    -63                
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        71    -63                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST      8           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE ROSWELL NM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   746 PM MDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   747 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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