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Preliminary Local Climatological Data for Albany, NY

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

                                                    
 		Station: ALBANY NY                
                                          Month: JUL
                                          Year:  2000

  Temperature in F :        :Pcpn   :Snow:  Wind     :Sunshine: Sky     :Pk Wnd
===================================== Columns =================================
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  82  51  67  -4   0   2 0.00   0.0   0  3.9 14 270 872   95   M       16   W
 2  84  57  71   0   0   6 0.00   0.0   0  4.2 13 170 907   99   M 1 8   16 SSW
 3  77  63  70  -1   0   5 0.18   0.0   0  6.0 13 170 322   35   M 8 1   15   S
 4  80  67  74   3   0   9 0.04   0.0   0  5.8 17 290 241   26   M 1 8   22 WNW
 5  78  56  67  -4   0   2 0.00   0.0   0 10.3 22 270 852   93   M       28 WNW
 6  73  49  61 -10   4   0 0.00   0.0   0  4.5 14 290 538   59   M       17 WNW
 7  73  51  62 -10   3   0 0.06   0.0   0  5.1 22  10 617   68   M       29   N
 8  78  46  62 -10   3   0 0.01   0.0   0  7.5 17 290 771   85   M       22 WNW
 9  73  58  66  -6   0   1 0.16   0.0   0  6.2 14 180 131   14   M 1     18   S
10  81  63  72   0   0   7 0.00   0.0   0 10.6 24 300 568   63   M 1 8   30  NW
11  81  55  68  -4   0   3 0.00   0.0   0  6.5 17 310 812   90   M 8     22 WNW
12  82  52  67  -5   0   2 0.00   0.0   0  2.5 12 360 739   82   M       15  NE
13  82  55  69  -3   0   4 0.00   0.0   0  3.6 10 170 657   73   M M     15   S
14  82  64  73   1   0   8    T   0.0   0 10.2 21 180 537   60   M 8     28   S
15  69  62  66  -6   0   1 3.23   0.0   0  6.0 13 120   0    0   M 1     17  SE
16  79  62  71  -1   0   6 0.13   0.0   0  4.4 12 200 271   30   M 1     16   S
17  81  62  72   0   0   7    T   0.0   0  6.0 15 170 366   41   M 18    17   S
18  79  62  71  -1   0   6 0.02   0.0   0 11.8 25 310 709   79   M 1 8 3 32  NW
19  71  57  64  -8   1   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.7 14 260 296   33   M       16   W
20  75  51  63  -9   2   0 0.00   0.0   0  4.7 12 330 835   94   M       15  NW
21  77  51  64  -9   1   0 0.10   0.0   0  3.7 23 310 389   44   M 1     31 WNW
22  75  55  65  -7   0   0 0.01   0.0   0  6.7 17 280 533   60   M 1 2   22   W
23  78  52  65  -7   0   0 0.00   0.0   0  5.4 14 270 806   91   M       18  NW
24  78  57  68  -4   0   3 0.00   0.0   0  2.1  8  20 505   57   M       10  NE
25  81  62  72   0   0   7 0.00   0.0   0  4.4 10 140 631   71   M       13  SE
26  70  62  66  -6   0   1 0.05   0.0   0  4.1  9  70 168   19   M 1     12   E
27  72  62  67  -5   0   2 0.19   0.0   0  6.4 13  40   4    0   M 1     15  NE
28  77  62  70  -2   0   5 0.00   0.0   0  3.1  9 160 178   20   M       12 SSE
29  72  65  69  -3   0   4 0.11   0.0   0  5.5 12 170  32    4   M 1 8   14 SSE
30  71  67  69  -3   0   4 0.18   0.0   0  4.9 10 170   0    0   M 1     14   S
31  73  67  70  -2   0   5 0.02   0.0   0  2.7 12 150   0    0   M 1     16  SE
    
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Sm 2384 1806        14 100  4.48    0    175.5        14287      M
===============================================================================
Av 76.9 58.3                               5.7 Fastst  Psbl  %   M    Max(mph)
                                 Misc ---->    25 310 27832 52           32  NW
===============================================================================
Notes:
# Last of several occurrences
Column 17 Peak Wind in M.P.H.



Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6) , Page 2

 
Tied record for coolest July of all time!!

JUL CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR ALBANY NY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

432 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2000

 

TEMPERATURE DATA......

(DEGREES F)

AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 67.6 OR 4.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 76.9

AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 58.3

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 84 ON DAY 2

LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 46 ON DAY 12

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS

MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 14 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 100

DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... 14 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -113

SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 14 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 249

DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... 14 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -73

 

PRECIPITATION DATA....

..RAIN..

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 4.49 OR 1.31 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL

TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 30.43 OR 9.67 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL

GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 3.24 INCHES ON DAY(S) 15-16

..SNOW..

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.0

TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 0

GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 0 INCHES ON DAY(S) 0

..NUMBER OF DAYS..

WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 15 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0

WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 8 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0

WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0

WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 0

 

SKY CONDITION......... SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............

NUMBER OF DAYS CLEAR .. M HIGHEST 30.31 INCHES ON DAY 26

NUMBER OF DAYS PTCLDY .. M LOWEST 29.64 INCHES ON DAY 10

NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY .. M

WIND DATA.............

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS 5.7 MPH

THE NORMAL FOR JULY IS... 7.6 MPH

THE FASTEST ONE-MINUTE WIND WAS... 25 MPH FROM 310 DEGREES

THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS.... 32 FROM THE NW

SUNSHINE DATA.........

THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF SUNSHINE WAS... 52 PCT

THE NORMAL FOR JULY IS... 64

THUNDERSTORM DAYS.....

THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED WAS... 1

THE NORMAL FOR JULY IS... 6

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[Temperature Data]      [Precipitation Data]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

Average Monthly: 67.6   Total for Month:   4.49    1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal:  -4.2   Dptr fm normal:    1.31    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
Highest:    84 on  2    Grtst 24hr 3.24 on 15-16       TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
Lowest:     46 on 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        Total month: 0   Inches    5 = HAIL
                        Grtst 24hr 0    on 0       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:  15
Max 90 or above:  0     0.10 inch or more:  8
Min 32 or below:  0     0.50 inch or more:  1
Min  0 or below:  0     1.00 inch or more:  1

[HDD (Base 65) ]
Total this Mo.    14    Clear  (scale 0-3)   M
Dptr fm normal    14    Ptcldy (scale 4-7)   M
Seasonal total    14    Cloudy (scale 8-10)  M
Dptr fm normal    14

[CDD  Base 65) ]
Total this Mo.   100
Dptr fm normal  -113    [Pressure Data]
Seasonal total   249    Highest SLP 30.31  on 26
Dptr fm normal   -73    Lowest  SLP 29.64  on 10