CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 200 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010 ................................... ...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2009 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 91 08/17 96 06/10 LOWEST -8 01/16 -5 01/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.0 57.6 -0.6 58.4 AVG. MINIMUM 38.7 37.5 1.2 39.5 MEAN 47.8 47.5 0.3 49.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 8.4 -4.4 6 DAYS MAX <= 32 53 45.0 8.0 41 DAYS MIN <= 32 137 145.0 -8.0 141 DAYS MIN <= 0 6 11.5 -5.5 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 56.78 1871 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 41.22 38.60 2.62 47.80 DAYS >= .01 132 137.0 -5.0 147 DAYS >= .10 76 78.6 -2.6 94 DAYS >= .50 23 25.8 -2.8 28 DAYS >= 1.00 10 7.0 3.0 11 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.12 07/01 TO 07/02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 37.9 62.7 -24.8 57.5 DAYS >= TRACE 54 35.7 18.3 70 DAYS >= 1.0 10 15.3 -5.3 13 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 7.3 12/09 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6601 6860 -259 6435 SINCE 7/1 2487 2602 -115 2507 COOLING TOTAL 450 544 -94 669 SINCE 1/1 450 544 -94 669 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/280 DATE 10/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/270 DATE 10/07 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 18 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 30 RAIN 59 LIGHT RAIN 129 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 14 LIGHT SNOW 48 SLEET 7 FOG 187 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 46 HAZE 84 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && NOTE: ALL SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBANY NY...LOCATED ON THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY CAMPUS IN ALBANY NY. $$