Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
359 PM EST MON JAN 3 2011

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...THE BINGHAMTON NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1951 TO 2011

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            92   07/08        54      38       89  04/27
LOWEST             -3   01/30        38     -41       -6  01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.3              54.0     2.3     54.4
AVG. MINIMUM     40.0              37.5     2.5     37.9
MEAN             48.1              45.8     2.3     46.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      5               1.0     4.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     67              65.0     2.0       63
DAYS MIN <= 32    131             142.0   -11.0      134
DAYS MIN <= 0       2               8.0    -6.0        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        49.78   2006
 MINIMUM        30.26   1981
TOTALS          38.28             38.65   -0.37    36.59
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.10    0.00     0.10
DAYS >= .01       157             159.0    -2.0      155
DAYS >= .10        73              82.0    -9.0       86
DAYS >= .50        21              21.0     0.0       22
DAYS >= 1.00        7               4.0     3.0        5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.68   09/30 TO 10/01

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           88.7              81.0     7.7     63.3
SINCE 7/1        33.2              25.8     7.4     26.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                 1       0        1
DAYS >= TRACE     100              66.0    34.0       88
DAYS >= 1.0        27              21.0     6.0       16
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        21   02/26                         12  01/30
                                                          01/28
                                                          01/29
 24 HR TOTAL     15.1   02/25 TO 02/26

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6641              7237    -596     7031
 SINCE 7/1       2733              2754     -21     2653
COOLING TOTAL     622               396     226      272
 SINCE 1/1        622               396     226      272

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              8.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/291
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/280    DATE  05/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/270    DATE  05/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          137
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            105
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        122

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             21     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               38     RAIN                      63
LIGHT RAIN              128     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                      24
LIGHT SNOW               90     SLEET                      0
FOG                     232     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     48
HAZE                    104

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

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TIED 3RD WARMEST YEAR. TIED WITH 1990. WARMEST 49.2 IN 1998. 2ND 48.8 IN 1991
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