CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 311 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 ................................... ...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2012 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 98 07/17 99 07/21 LOWEST 0 01/22 -13 01/24 01/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.2 57.9 3.3 59.3 AVG. MINIMUM 42.1 38.7 3.4 40.6 MEAN 51.6 48.3 3.3 50.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 13 7.1 5.9 8 DAYS MAX <= 32 18 42.8 -24.8 47 DAYS MIN <= 32 126 135.0 -9.0 131 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 7.6 -5.6 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 56.78 1871 MINIMUM 21.55 1964 TOTALS 36.99 39.35 -2.36 53.68 DAYS >= .01 134 137.8 -3.8 142 DAYS >= .10 70 79.3 -9.3 94 DAYS >= .50 29 26.6 2.4 38 DAYS >= 1.00 6 7.4 -1.4 12 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.27 09/18 TO 09/19 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 30.6 59.1 -28.5 80.3 DAYS >= TRACE 68 34.8 33.2 76 DAYS >= 1.0 8 14.7 -6.7 16 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 7.8 12/26 TO 12/27 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5591 6680 -1089 6148 SINCE 7/1 2262 2535 -273 2010 COOLING TOTAL 814 597 217 794 SINCE 1/1 814 598 216 794 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/290 DATE 03/08 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/290 DATE 01/18 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 25 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 19 RAIN 48 LIGHT RAIN 155 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 17 LIGHT SNOW 61 SLEET 15 FOG 180 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23 HAZE 27 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$