Documents

Meteorology Assessment of Historic Rainfall for Los Alamos During September 2013 (LA-UR-16-20869) 
A meteorological assessment of the September 2013 rain event.

Analysis of Precipitation (Rain and Snow) Levels and Straight-line Wind Speeds in Support of the 10-year Natural Phenomena Hazards Review for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LA-UR-15-29420) 
An analysis of site-specific return levels for rain, snow, and straight-line wind extreme events.

Precipitation-frequency Relations on the Parjarito Plateau and in the Eastern Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, and Examples of Extreme or Flood-producing Storms (LA-UR-03-6484) 
A detailed analysis of precipitation-frequency on the Pajarito Plateau and Eastern Jemez Mountains, including seasonal distribution of maximum annual precipitation events for different durations and estimates of return periods for select historic storms.

Nocturnal Wind Direction Shear and its Potential Impact on Pollutant Transport (LA-UR-97-3746) 
An analysis of the nightttime vertical wind shear effects on pollutant transport for responding to an emergency.

Los Alamos Climatology 2020 Update (LA-UR-21-29710) 
An update to the Los Alamos Climatology 2016 Update publication including 1991-2020 averages.

Los Alamos Climatology 2016 Update (LA-UR-17-21060)
An update to the 1990 publication Los Alamos Climatology including 1981-2010 averages.

Los Alamos Climatology (LA-11735-MS)
A detailed climatology for Los Alamos using meteorology data from late 1910 and continuing into 1989. Provides climate normals and extremes as well as discussion of local weather phenomena.

Los Alamos Climatology Summary : Including Latest Normals from 1961-1990 (LA-12232-MS) 
An update to Los Alamos normals and extremes using a 30-year dataset from 1961 to 1990.