CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1157 AM EST MON JAN 3 2011 ................................... ...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2011 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 07/06 91 08/17 LOWEST -2 01/30 -8 01/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.4 57.6 1.8 57.0 AVG. MINIMUM 41.0 37.5 3.5 38.7 MEAN 50.2 47.5 2.7 47.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 8.4 5.6 4 DAYS MAX <= 32 45 45.0 0.0 53 DAYS MIN <= 32 127 145.0 -18.0 137 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 11.5 -9.5 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 56.78 1871 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 37.84 38.60 -0.76 41.22 DAYS >= .01 124 137.0 -13.0 132 DAYS >= .10 69 78.6 -9.6 76 DAYS >= .50 27 25.8 1.2 23 DAYS >= 1.00 8 7.0 1.0 10 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.04 10/01 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 45.1 62.7 -17.6 37.9 DAYS >= TRACE 64 35.7 28.3 54 DAYS >= 1.0 13 15.3 -2.3 10 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 6.4 02/23 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6108 6860 -752 6601 SINCE 7/1 2508 2602 -94 2487 COOLING TOTAL 839 544 295 450 SINCE 1/1 839 544 295 450 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/270 DATE 12/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/300 DATE 05/04 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 24 MIXED PRECIP 4 HEAVY RAIN 21 RAIN 55 LIGHT RAIN 139 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 8 SNOW 14 LIGHT SNOW 57 SLEET 5 FOG 163 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 21 HAZE 61 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$