CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1004 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ................................... ...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2007 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 94 06/27 96 08/01 06/26 LOWEST -3 03/09 2 10/07 03/06 01/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.8 57.6 0.2 59.8 AVG. MINIMUM 38.8 37.5 1.3 41.2 MEAN 48.3 47.5 0.8 50.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 10 8.4 1.6 10 DAYS MAX <= 32 57 45.0 12.0 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 141 145.0 -4.0 125 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 11.5 -7.5 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 56.78 1871 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 45.22 38.60 6.62 46.49 DAYS >= .01 140 137.0 3.0 135 DAYS >= .10 79 78.6 0.4 77 DAYS >= .50 34 25.8 8.2 31 DAYS >= 1.00 9 7.0 2.0 12 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.78 04/15 TO 04/16 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 77.2 62.7 14.5 19.8 DAYS >= TRACE 77 35.7 41.3 58 DAYS >= 1.0 17 15.3 1.7 6 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 02/14 TO 02/14 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6642 6860 -218 5844 SINCE 7/1 2349 2602 -253 2161 COOLING TOTAL 714 544 170 675 SINCE 1/1 714 544 170 675 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/310 DATE 08/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/320 DATE 08/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 183 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 107 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 27 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 40 RAIN 67 LIGHT RAIN 129 FREEZING RAIN 7 LT FREEZING RAIN 11 HAIL 2 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 18 LIGHT SNOW 70 SLEET 10 FOG 174 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 36 HAZE 92 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$