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<br /> Table 2-2. summarY of San Luis lIallev Preclollallon Data
<br /> Average sn~wfall Average Total preclpllallon
<br /> IIncMs flnchesl
<br />Monlh Alamosa Monle Vlsla Del Norle Wolf Creek Alamosa Monte Vlsla Del Norle Wolf Creek
<br />Januarv 4 3 5 73 0.2 0.2 0.3 3.7
<br />FebTualV 4 3 6 66 0.2 0.3 0.4 4.0
<br />March 6 4 8 79 0.4 0.5 0.7 5.0
<br />April 4 2 5 41 0.5 0.5 0.7 3.3
<br />Mav 2 1 1 13 0.7 0.7 0.9 2.1
<br />June 0 0 0 1 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.8
<br />JulV 0 0 0 0 1.1 1.3 1.7 3.6
<br />AUQUSt 0 0 0 0 1.2 1.4 1.7 4.5
<br />S80Iember 0 0 0 3 0.8 0.9 1.0 4.5
<br />October 3 2 4 27 0.6 0.6 0.8 4.5
<br />November 4 4 6 54 0.4 0.4 0.6 4.2
<br />December 5 4 8 80 0.3 0.3 0.5 4.4
<br />Annual 33 22 43 436 7.1 7.6 10.0 45.4
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<br />2.3.1
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<br /> Table 2-1. :;um..'''rv _I San LuIs lIallev Temoerature Dala \
<br /> Average Maximum Temperalure Average ~:lum .T:;,perature
<br /> (dearees Fl rees
<br />Monlh AlamoSa Monle Vista OeINor\e Wolf Creek Alamosa Monte IIlsla Del Norle Wolf Creek
<br />Januarv 34 34 35 30 -2 1 7 5
<br />FebrualV 41 40 41 31 6 7 12 6
<br />March 49 49 49 34 16 17 20 II
<br />A'Dril 58 58 58 41 24 24 27 17
<br />Mav 68 68 67 51 33 33 35 28
<br />June 78 76 76 61 41 40 43 35
<br />Julv 82 80 79 66 48 46 46 41
<br />AUQusl 79 78 77 64 46 45 47 39
<br />September 73 73 71 57 37 36 40 34
<br />october 63 63 62 48 24 26 30 24
<br />November 47 47 47 37 12 14 19 13
<br />December 36 36 37 31 0 3 9 6
<br />Annual 59 59 58 46 24 24 28 22
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<br />~od oUiecord
<br />1948-2000
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<br />Period of Record
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<br />1948-2000
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<br />Data Source:
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