Preliminary Local Climatological Data for Albany, NY

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      Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)

                                                    
 		Station: ALBANY NY                
                                          

					  MONTH:   MAY
                                          YEAR:    1996

  TEMPERATURE IN F :        :PCPN   :SNOW:  WIND     :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH AVG SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  65  42  54   2  11   0 0.00   0.0   0  9.7 22 190 675   80   M       28 190
 2  61  41  51  -2  14   0    T   0.0   0  8.1 21 320 764   90   M       26 310
 3  58  40  49  -4  16   0 0.19   0.0   0  6.5 18 170 186   22   M 1     25 170
 4  53  43  48  -5  17   0 0.43   0.0   0  3.3  9 340  70    8   M 1 2   10 350
 5  64  39  52  -2  13   0 0.01   0.0   0  5.9 15 290 651   80   M 1 2   20 300
 6  50  36  43 -11  22   0 0.40   0.0   0  6.0 16  20 351   41   M 1     21 030
 7  64  30  47  -8  18   0 0.00   0.0   0  8.0 20 180 723   84   0 1     25 170
 8  68  39  54  -1  11   0 0.00   0.0   0  3.4  9 320 863  100   M       11  2
 9  62  54  58   3   7   0    T   0.0   0  9.3 22 190 368   43   M       26 180
10  69  51  60   4   5   0 0.44   0.0   0 10.6 21 230 409   47   M 1 3   32 230
11  64  48  56   0   9   0 1.16   0.0   0  8.9 18  10  49    6   M 1     22 360
12  48  37  43 -13  22   0 0.87     T   0 16.3 31 300  64    7   M 1     38 280
13  52  35  44 -12  21   0 0.00   0.0   0 13.1 23 290 587   67   M       32 290
14  60  30  45 -12  20   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.6 21 270 775   89   M       26 270
15  69  34  52  -6  13   0 0.00   0.0   0  5.9 15 160 762   87   0       22 250
16  54  48  51  -7  14   0 0.35   0.0   0  6.5 17 150 186   21   0 1     23 150
17  67  49  58   0   7   0 0.00   0.0   0  2.5  9 330 675   77   0 1     13 330
18  62  53  58   0   7   0 0.22   0.0   0  5.2 17 180  96   11   0 1 3   24 150
19  84  56  70  11   0   5 0.04   0.0   0  7.3 16 170 632   71   0 1     23 170
20  90  62  76  17   0  11 0.00   0.0   0  7.5 26 310 704   79   M 1     32 320
21  77  59  68   9   0   3 0.07   0.0   0  9.3 22 300 386   43   M 1     28 300
22  75  49  62   2   3   0 0.00   0.0   0  0.0 25 280 757   85   0       31 290
23  76  53  65   5   0   0 0.01   0.0   0 10.4 21 260 679   76   0       25 250
24  68  47  58  -2   7   0 0.00   0.0   0  0.0 23 300 649   73   0       30 040
25  66  41  54  -7  11   0 0.00   0.0   0  9.4 21 270 777   87   M       28 260
26  68  42  55  -6  10   0 0.00   0.0   0  4.0 16 290 827   92   M       20 290
27  72  51  62   1   3   0 0.00   0.0   0  4.6 13  90 829   92   M       17 170
28  69  51  60  -2   5   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.4 20 220 717   76   M       25 200
29  66  47  57  -5   8   0    T   0.0   0  8.3 22 290 783   87   M 8     26 300
30  59  42  51 -11  14   0 0.05   0.0   0  6.9 17  20 558   62   M 1     23  10
31  75  39  57  -6   8   0 0.00   0.0   0  7.7 23 290 840   93   M       28 29
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SM 2035 1388       316  19  4.24    T    217.6        17392      M
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AV 65.6 44.8                               7.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    26 310 27222 64           32  320
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.



PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION: ALBANY NY
                                          MONTH:   MAY
                                          YEAR:    1996

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.24    1 = FOG
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.83    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    90 ON 20    GRTST 24HR 2.05 ON 11-12       TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     30 ON 14                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH: T   INCHES    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR T    ON 12      6 = GLAZE OR RIME
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0 ON -      7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  0     0.01 INCH OR MORE: 13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  1     0.10 INCH OR MORE:  8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  2     0.50 INCH OR MORE:  2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  0     1.00 INCH OR MORE:  1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   316    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M
DPTR FM NORMAL    69    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M
SEASONAL TOTAL  7138    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M
DPTR FM NORMAL   278

[CDD  BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    19
DPTR FM NORMAL     1    [PRESSURE DATA]
SEASONAL TOTAL    20    HIGHEST SLP 30.43  ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL     2    LOWEST  SLP 29.49  ON 12

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