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Record Precipitation & Temperatures at the Albuquerque Sunport in 2012 |
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Date
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Parameter (Period of Record 1891-2011)
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Value(s)
(T) = Tied |
| Jan 24th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.37" |
| Mar 9th | Record Snowfall for the Date | Trace |
| Mar 11th | Record Snowfall for the Date | 1.9" |
| Mar 25th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 83 |
| Apr 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 81 T |
| Apr 9th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 52 |
| Apr 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 88 T |
| Apr 24th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 56 |
| Apr 25th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 86 T |
| Apr 26th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 87 |
| Aug 12th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 97 T |
| Aug 16th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.52" |
| Jun 30th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 75 |
| Jul 1st | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 73 |
| Jul 14th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 73 |
| Aug 26th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 71 |
| Sep 3rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 |
| Sep 4th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 |
| Sep 5th | Record Daily and Monthly High Minimum Temperature | 72 |
| Sep 6th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 |
| Oct 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 80 |
| Oct 24th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 53 |
| Nov 3rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 50 |
| Nov 11th | Record Daily Low Maximum Temperature | 42 |
| Dec 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 66 T |
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Extreme Events at the Albuquerque Sunport in 2012 |
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Events
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Values |
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Highest Temperature - Sunport/Foothills/S. Valley
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101/98/103 |
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Lowest Maximum Temperature - Sunport
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37 Dec 20th & 28th |
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Lowest Min.Temperature - Sunport/Foothills/S. Valley
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13/12/8 |
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Highest Minimum Temperature - Sunport
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75 Jun 30th |
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Most Rainfall in a Single Calendar Day - Sunport
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0.56" Aug 18th |
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Most Snowfall in a Single Calendar Day - Sunport
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1.9" Mar 11th |
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Highest peak Wind Gust - Sunport
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75 mph Apr 26th |
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Highest Daily Average Wind Speed - Sunport
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28.9 mph May 7th |
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The growing season in 2012 around Albuquerque ranged from 206 days at the Albuquerque Sunport, 193 days in the Albuquerque Foothills and Albuquerque South Valley, to 185 days in Los Lunas.
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Record Precipitation and Temperatures at the Clayton Airport in 2012 |
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Date
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Parameter (Period of Record 1909-2011)
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Value(s)
T = Tied |
| Jan 30th |
Record Daily High Minimum Temperature |
36 |
| Feb 15th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.11" |
| Feb 15th | Record Snowfall for the Date | 1.4 |
| Mar 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 83 |
| Mar 25th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 85 |
| Mar 29th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 81 T |
| Apr 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 86 |
| Apr 1st | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 53 |
| Apr 11th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 1.01" |
| Apr 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 92 |
| Apr 24th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 53 |
| Apr 25th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 90 |
| Apr 25th | Record Daily and Monthly High Minimum Temperature | 63 |
| Apr 26th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 57 |
| May 2nd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 89 |
| May 2nd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 58 |
| May 3rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 53 |
| May 4th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 90 |
| May 5th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 58 |
| May 22nd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 93 |
| Jun 18th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 103 |
| Jun 19th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 100 T |
| Jun 23rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 |
| Jun 27th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 T |
| Jun 28th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 69 |
| Jul 4th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 68 |
| Jul 21st | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 70 T |
| Aug 2nd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 68 T |
| Aug 7th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 71 |
| Aug 11th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 102 |
| Sep 11th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 95 T |
| Oct 6th | Record Daily Low Maximum Temperature |
38 |
| Oct 12th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 1.97" |
| Oct 16th |
Record Daily High Minimum Temperature |
58 |
| Oct 20th |
Record Daily High Minimum Temperature |
55 T |
| Oct 21st |
Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 54 |
| Oct 23rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 53 |
| Nov 10th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 47 T |
| Dec 1st | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 43 |
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Record Precipitation and Temperatures at the Roswell Airport in 2012 |
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Date
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Parameter (Period of Record 1894-2011)
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Value(s)
T = Tied |
| Jan 19th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 80 T |
| Jan 20th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 79 |
| Jan 22nd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 46 |
| Feb 17th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.22 |
| Mar 6th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 85 |
| Mar 9th | Record Daily Low Maximum Temperature | 43 |
| Mar 10th | Record Daily Low Maximum Temperature | 40 |
| Mar 16th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 88 |
| Mar 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 88 |
| Mar 25th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 91 |
| Mar 26th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 91 |
| Mar 29th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 89 |
| Mar 30th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 90 |
| Mar 31st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 92 |
| Apr 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 92 |
| Apr 5th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 90 |
| Apr 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 96 T |
| Apr 25th | Record Daily and Monthly High Maximum Temperature | 102 |
| Apr 26th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 98 |
| May 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 97 |
| May 2nd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 95 T |
| May 3rd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 98 |
| May 3rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 60 T |
| May 4th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 97 |
| May 10th | Record Daily Low Maximum Temperature | 62 |
| May 10th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 1.00 |
| Jun 1st | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 68 T |
| Jun 9th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 106 |
| Jun 18th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 108 |
| Aug 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 105 |
| Aug 2nd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 106 |
| Aug 2nd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 74 T |
| Aug 3rd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 106 |
| Aug 3rd | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 78 |
| Aug 4th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 104 T |
| Aug 11th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 104 |
| Aug 12th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 105 |
| Aug 14th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 100 |
| Aug 16th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 73 T |
| Sep 3rd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 102 |
| Sep 4th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 104 |
| Sep 5th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 104 |
| Sep 6th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 73 |
| Sep 7th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 102 |
| Sep 16th | Record Daily Low Minimum Temperature | 48 T |
| Oct 9th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 90 |
| Oct 12th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.53 |
| Oct 23rd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 91 |
| Oct 24th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 91 |
| Oct 24th | Record Daily High Minimum Temperature | 56 T |
| Oct 27th | Record Daily Low Minimum Temperature | 28 T |
| Nov 8th | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 87 T |
| Nov 18th | Record Rainfall for the Date | 0.05 |
| Nov 22nd | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 80 |
| Dec 1st | Record Daily High Maximum Temperature | 80 |
| Dec 6th |
Record Daily High Maximum Temperature |
77 |