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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO                                   
320 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2003

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...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         37    337 PM  73    1932  48    -11       37       
  MINIMUM         16    649 AM -12    1962  20     -4        7       
  AVERAGE         27                        34     -7       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.14 2001   0.02  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.33   0.15     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.03  -0.41     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      0.61  -0.10     0.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           2.0  2001   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                       5.5    1.3      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.8                      17.0   -7.2      6.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                      27.2  -14.7     12.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        30      8       43       
  MONTH TO DATE 1022                       887    135      888       
  SINCE DEC 1   2943                      3117   -174     2992       
  SINCE JUL 1   4535                      4659   -124     4240       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE COLORADO SPRINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        71      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -16      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2003......SUNRISE   633 AM MST   SUNSET   550 PM MST   
MARCH  1 2003.........SUNRISE   632 AM MST   SUNSET   551 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.