Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY

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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1015 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE BINGHAMTON NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1951 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   07/16/1988
 LOW              -20   01/15/1957
HIGHEST            91   07/17        54      37       95  07/21
LOWEST             -3   01/15        38     -41       -7  01/24
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.8              54.5     3.3     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM     41.0              38.1     2.9     39.8
MEAN             49.4R             46.3     3.1     47.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      5               1.1     3.9        5
DAYS MAX <= 32     32              59.1   -27.1       56
DAYS MIN <= 32    133             137.3    -4.3      136
DAYS MIN <= 0       2               5.4    -3.4        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        68.05   2011
 MINIMUM        30.26   1981
TOTALS          39.34             39.30    0.04    68.05
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.11    0.00     0.19
DAYS >= .01       169             159.2     9.8      178
DAYS >= .10        85              83.4     1.6      110
DAYS >= .50        28              24.3     3.7       46
DAYS >= 1.00        5               6.5    -1.5       16
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.95   08/14 TO 08/15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          134.0   1995
 24 HR TOTAL     23.0   02/03/1961 TO 02/04/1961
 SNOW DEPTH        35   03/15/1993
TOTALS           58.6              83.4   -24.8     95.9
SINCE 7/1        25.0              24.6     0.4      9.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        2
DAYS >= TRACE      96              64.5    31.5      100
DAYS >= 1.0        21              24.0    -3.0       25
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        12   12/31                         15  03/07
                        12/30
                        12/29
 24 HR TOTAL      7.5   12/29 TO 12/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6143              7193   -1050     6615
 SINCE 7/1       2541              2745    -204     2211
COOLING TOTAL     541               382     159      526
 SINCE 1/1        541               381     160      526

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/20/1993
 LATEST       05/25/1956
EARLIEST                        10/08
LATEST                          05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/257
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/140    DATE  12/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/120    DATE  10/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          139
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            110
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        117

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               40     RAIN                      65
LIGHT RAIN              151     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       4
HEAVY SNOW               12     SNOW                      24
LIGHT SNOW               79     SLEET                      0
FOG                     208     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     65
HAZE                     70

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. PREVIOUS WARMEST YEAR WAS 1998 AT 49.2 DEGREES.

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