CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 311 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 ................................... ...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 96 07/18 102 07/17 06/29 LOWEST 1 01/22 -14 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.9 61.1 2.8 62.2 AVG. MINIMUM 42.9 38.5 4.4 41.3 MEAN 53.4 49.8 3.6 51.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 22 14.1 7.9 15 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 24.5 -15.5 25 DAYS MIN <= 32 119 141.5 -22.5 124 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.2 -5.2 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 36.48 46.53 -10.05 59.19 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.13 -0.03 0.16 DAYS >= .01 136 139 DAYS >= .10 78 90 DAYS >= .50 22 42 DAYS >= 1.00 6 15 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.39 09/18 TO 09/19 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4999 6210 -1211 5613 SINCE 7/1 2050 2329 -279 1832 COOLING TOTAL 895 671 224 908 SINCE 1/1 895 672 223 908 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/260 DATE 09/08 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 85/090 DATE 10/03 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 24 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 31 RAIN 47 LIGHT RAIN 140 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0 FOG 192 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 30 HAZE 55 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.