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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
236 AM EDT MON JUN 3 2013

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...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            93   05/31                         92
LOWEST             30   05/14                         38
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.5              71.3     1.2     74.8
AVG. MINIMUM     46.6              46.3     0.3     54.2
MEAN             59.5              58.8     0.7     64.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               0.5     2.5        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               0.9     0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           4.19              4.41   -0.22     4.60
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.14    0.00     0.15
DAYS >= .01        11              12.5    -1.5       16
DAYS >= .10         8               7.9     0.1       11
DAYS >= .50         3               2.8     0.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.2    -0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.45   05/23 TO 05/24

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     215               223      -8       98
 SINCE 7/1       5683              6162    -479     4750
COOLING TOTAL      53                31      22       88
 SINCE 1/1         53                36      17       95
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/330    DATE  05/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/340    DATE  05/26

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      7

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

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...CORRECTED NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS...