Alamosa Records Warmest Year On Record For Second Time In 2 Years
By Chris Spears
DENVER (CBS4) - It was a warm, wet year for residents of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. In Alamosa, it was the warmest year on record, a mark that was just set two years ago.
Climate records date back to 1932 in Alamosa.
Alamosa's average temperature in 2017 was 44.7°F which beats the previous warmest year of 2015 by 0.1°F.
2017 was the 6th wettest year on record in Alamosa with over 10 inches of precipitation.
Here's a link to the 2017 climate summary for Alamosa.
Several other cities and towns around Colorado made it into the top 10 warmest in 2017 including Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
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