The United States has the wildest weather of anyplace in the world. The normal conditions will show swings in temperature from 120 degrees F heat, -30 degrees F cold, tropical humidity, dryness of the desert, and the destructiveness of tornadoes, huricanes, snowfall, and hail storms. These weather conditions are very important and have a continued effect on every individual in the United States. Weather plays a significant factor in the operations of many businesses and/or industries in the United States. The Transportation industry watches the weather with an eagle eye.
The following table lists the historical weather for a given FedEx city station. A city station is a facility which handles the distribution logistics for a selected geographic area based on zipcodes.
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Av. High | 26 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 54 |
| Av. Low | 8 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 35 |
| Precip. Days | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 153 |
| Precip. In. | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 32.5 |
| Snowfall In. | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | 7 | 20 | 79 |
Weather Conditions at 10 AM MDT on 11 APR 97 for Alamosa, CO. Temp(F) Humidity(%) Wind(mph) Pressure(in) Weather ======================================================================== 19 88% SE at 6 29.99 light snow NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY/DEL NORTE AND VICINITY- ALAMOSA COUNTY/ALAMOSA AND VICINITY-SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 1020 AM MDT FRI APR 11 1997 REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN LOWER TO MID 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S. ************************* Special weather statement ************************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1000 AM MDT FRI APR 11 1997 ..SNOW ADVISORY FOR SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND WET MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO SOUTHEAST COLORADO HAS MOVED EAST OF THE STATE...AND THE HEAVIER SNOW IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS HAS ENDED. THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THESE REGIONS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE PLAINS. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY SOME AREAS CAN RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE STORM LAST NIGHT. CUCHARA.............14 INCHES WESTCLIFFE........8-10 INCHES . . . PUEBLO AIRPORT.......2 INCHES COLORADO SPRINGS AP.....TRACE *********************** State extended forecast *********************** ..EXTENDED FORECAST... SUNDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. DRY ELSEWHERE. LOWS ZERO TO 15 ABOVE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 25 LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S MOUNTAINS...40S TO LOWER 50S AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...DRY ELSEWHERE. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S EXCEPT 5 TO 20 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S MOUNTAINS...MOSTLY 50S WEST AND 55 TO 65 EAST. TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW MOUNTAINS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NORTHWEST. LOWS 25 TO 35...WITH TEENS AND LOWER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS UPPER 50S AND 60S...35 TO 45 IN THE MOUNTAINS.