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 56.78 1871 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. $$