CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ................................... ...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 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 99 07/21 96 07/06 LOWEST -13 01/24 -2 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.3 57.9 1.4 59.4 AVG. MINIMUM 40.6 38.7 1.9 41.0 MEAN 50.0 48.3 1.7 50.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 8 7.1 0.9 14 DAYS MAX <= 32 47 42.8 4.2 45 DAYS MIN <= 32 131 135.0 -4.0 127 DAYS MIN <= 0 6 7.6 -1.6 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 56.78 1871 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 53.68 39.35 14.33 37.84 DAYS >= .01 142 137.8 4.2 124 DAYS >= .10 94 79.3 14.7 69 DAYS >= .50 38 26.6 11.4 27 DAYS >= 1.00 12 7.4 4.6 8 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.81 08/27 TO 08/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 80.3 59.1 21.2 45.1 DAYS >= TRACE 76 34.8 41.2 64 DAYS >= 1.0 16 14.7 1.3 13 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 12.8 01/12 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6148 6680 -532 6108 SINCE 7/1 2010 2535 -525 2508 COOLING TOTAL 794 597 197 839 SINCE 1/1 794 597 197 839 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/290 DATE 02/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/300 DATE 12/16 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 38 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 33 RAIN 64 LIGHT RAIN 148 FREEZING RAIN 3 LT FREEZING RAIN 8 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 18 LIGHT SNOW 69 SLEET 18 FOG 194 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 17 HAZE 51 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$