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Preliminary Local Climatological Data for Albany, NYThe following information is supplied as a public service. Please note that this information is Preliminary...unofficial and errors may occur.Official and certified Climatological data can be acessed at: National Climate Data Center (NCDC) Asheville, NC 828-271-4800 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ncdc.html Code Key
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: ALBANY NY
Month: FEB
Year: 2000
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 32 18 25 4 40 0 T T 11 11.8 25 280 179 30 M 8 32 WNW
2 22 11 17 -4 48 0 T T 11 16.5 31 290 525 87 M 8 43 NW
3 23 11 17 -4 48 0 0.02 0.5 10 5.4 17 290 21 3 M 1 21 WNW
4 24 16 20 -1 45 0 T T 10 4.6 16 30 98 16 M 1 20 NNE
5 31 11 21 0 44 0 0.00 0.0 10 8.6 18 250 529 87 M 23 W
6 31 11 21 0 44 0 T T 9 13.3 29 290 569 95 M 36 WNW
7 37 12 25 3 40 0 T T 8 13.7 29 280 249 41 M 36 W
8 24 -4 10 -12 55 0 0.00 0.0 8 3.5 14 180 585 95 M 17 S
9 39 18 29 7 36 0 0.00 0.0 8 10.6 22 170 276 45 M 28 SSE
10 38 25 32 10 33 0 0.00 0.0 7 6.4 11 40 209 34 M 8 14 NNE
11 37 20 29 7 36 0 0.03 T 6 13.8 30 290 7 1 M 1 8 37 W
12 25 7 16 -6 49 0 0.00 0.0 6 3.7 14 300 626 100 M 16 WNW
13 33 3 18 -5 47 0 0.06 0.2 6 7.0 21 160 386 61 M 1 8 23 SE
14 37 28 33 10 32 0 0.87 1.4 8 6.7 25 280 29 5 M 1 30 W
15 33 19 26 3 39 0 T T 6 14.2 26 310 494 78 M 37 WNW
16 38 20 29 5 36 0 0.01 0.1 5 14.1 29 300 35 5 M 1 8 37 NW
17 28 9 19 -5 46 0 T T 5 10.3 26 290 640 100 M 37 WNW
18 22 12 17 -7 48 0 0.55 6.3 5 4.0 13 10 0 0 M 1 2 15 N
19 31 22 27 3 38 0 0.37 3.9 14 6.6 15 10 10 2 M 1 2 8 18 N
20 35 21 28 3 37 0 T T 14 9.5 20 280 277 43 M 8 25 W
21 37 17 27 2 38 0 0.00 0.0 11 8.4 21 290 357 55 M 1 26 W
22 47 14 31 6 34 0 0.00 0.0 10 7.4 14 170 474 72 M 1 17 S
23 48 35 42 16 23 0 0.00 0.0 8 9.8 18 160 283 43 M 24 S
24 50 37 44 18 21 0 0.01 0.0 6 2.8 14 160 204 31 M 8 1 16 S
25 42 34 38 12 27 0 0.38 0.0 5 3.2 11 190 0 0 M 1 2 8 16 S
26 43 34 39 12 26 0 0.00 0.0 4 4.6 13 170 0 0 M 1 8 17 SSE
27 51 38 45 18 20 0 0.00 0.0 T 14.7 25 170 204 31 M 1 34 S
28 49 36 43 15 22 0 0.53 T T 14.2 30 280 279 42 M 1 38 WNW
29 51 29 40 12 25 0 0.00 0.0 T 13.2 25 300 614 92 M 30 WNW
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Sm 1038 564 1077 0 2.83 12.4 262.6 8159 M
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Av 35.8 19.4 9.1 Fastst Psbl % M Max(mph)
Misc ----> 31 290 17741 46 43 NW
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Notes:
# Last of several occurrences
Column 17 Peak Wind in M.P.H.
TEMPERATURE DATA......
(DEGREES F)
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 27.6 OR 4.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 35.8
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 19.4
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 51 ON DAY 28
LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS -4 ON DAY 8
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS
MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 1077 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -85 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0
SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 4716 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -387 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0
PRECIPITATION DATA....
..RAIN..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 2.83 OR 0.56 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 6.26 OR 1.63 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 0.93 INCHES ON DAY(S) 13-14
..SNOW..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 12.4
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 44.9
GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 10.2 INCHES ON DAY(S) 18-19
..NUMBER OF DAYS..
WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 10 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 11
WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 5 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0
WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 3 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 23
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 1
SKY CONDITION......... SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............
NUMBER OF DAYS CLEAR .. M HIGHEST 30.63 INCHES ON DAY 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PTCLDY .. M LOWEST 29.47 INCHES ON DAY 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY .. M
WIND DATA.............
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS 9.1 MPH NORMAL IS... 10.2
THE FASTEST ONE-MINUTE WIND WAS... 31 MPH FROM 290 DEGREES
THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS.... 43 FROM THE NW
SUNSHINE DATA.........
TOTAL MINUTES OF SUNSHINE... 8159 TOTAL POSSIBLE... 17741
PERCENT OF POSSIBLE......... 46 NORMAL FOR FEB... 52
REMARKS...FEBRUARY WAS A MONTH OF EXTREMES. ON THE 18TH WE SET A NEW
RECORD FOR DAILY 24 HOURS SNOWFALL AT 6.3 INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 6.0 INCHES IN 1893. ON THE 27TH...THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WAS TIED AT ALBANY AT 38 DEGREES. THE RECORD WAS SET IN 1977. ON
FEBRUARY 22ND...THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 40 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THE 11TH OF JANUARY. THAT TOTALED 41 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW
40. THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REMAINED BELOW 40 FOR 41 CONSECUTIVE
DAYS WAS IN 1978. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH APPEARED TO BE ON THE COLD SIDE...
WE DID NOT HAVE THE RANGE BETWEEN THE DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES
NECESSARY TO HAVE A NUMERICAL EFFECT ON THE DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURES.
THE MONTH ENDED WITH A SPRING THAW AND THE FINAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
4.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6) , Page 2
Station: ALBANY NY
Month: FEB
Year: 2000
[Temperature Data] [Precipitation Data] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
Average Monthly: 27.6 Total for Month: 2.83 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: 4.1 Dptr fm normal: 0.47 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
Highest: 51 on 28 Grtst 24hr 0.93 on 13-14 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
Lowest: -4 on 8 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: 12.4 Inches 5 = HAIL
Grtst 24hr 10.2 on 18-19 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
Grtst depth: 14 on 20 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: 11 0.01 inch or more: 10
Max 90 or above: 0 0.10 inch or more: 5
Min 32 or below: 23 0.50 inch or more: 3
Min 0 or below: 1 1.00 inch or more: 0
[HDD (Base 65) ]
Total this Mo. 1077 Clear (scale 0-3) M
Dptr fm normal -85 Ptcldy (scale 4-7) M
Seasonal total 4716 Cloudy (scale 8-10) M
Dptr fm normal -387
[CDD Base 65) ]
Total this Mo. 0
Dptr fm normal 0 [Pressure Data]
Seasonal total 0 Highest SLP 30.63 on 17
Dptr fm normal 0 Lowest SLP 29.47 on 14
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