000 CXUS51 KALY 012007 CLAALB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 306 PM EST THU JAN 1 2009 ................................... ...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 07/04/1911 LOW -28 01/19/1971 HIGHEST 96 06/10 94 06/27 06/26 LOWEST -5 01/03 -3 03/09 03/06 01/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.4 57.6 0.8 57.8 AVG. MINIMUM 39.5 37.5 2.0 38.8 MEAN 49.0 47.5 1.5 48.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 6 8.4 -2.4 10 DAYS MAX <= 32 41 45.0 -4.0 57 DAYS MIN <= 32 141 145.0 -4.0 141 DAYS MIN <= 0 3 11.5 -8.5 4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 49.37 1878 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 47.79 38.60 9.19 45.22 DAYS >= .01 147 137.0 10.0 140 DAYS >= .10 94 78.6 15.4 79 DAYS >= .50 28 25.8 2.2 34 DAYS >= 1.00 11 7.0 4.0 9 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.14 07/23 TO 07/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 57.5 62.7 -5.2 77.2 DAYS >= TRACE 70 35.7 34.3 77 DAYS >= 1.0 13 15.3 -2.3 17 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 9.4 12/19 TO 12/20 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6435 6860 -425 6642 SINCE 7/1 2507 2602 -95 2349 COOLING TOTAL 669 544 125 714 SINCE 1/1 669 544 125 714 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/260 DATE 01/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/250 DATE 01/09 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 32 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 35 RAIN 77 LIGHT RAIN 151 FREEZING RAIN 6 LT FREEZING RAIN 11 HAIL 4 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 25 LIGHT SNOW 59 SLEET 10 FOG 203 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 34 HAZE 141 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$