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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
404 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   04/20/1941
 LOW                9   04/01/1923
HIGHEST            74   04/28        58      16       91  04/16
LOWEST             25   04/03        35     -10       29  04/30
                        04/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.9              58.3    -1.4     59.6
AVG. MINIMUM     34.9              37.3    -2.4     36.5
MEAN             45.9              47.8    -1.9     48.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     14               7.9     6.1       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.95   1983
 MINIMUM         0.56   1892
TOTALS           2.47              3.17   -0.70     2.97
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.11   -0.03     0.10
DAYS >= .01        14              11.9     2.1        7
DAYS >= .10         5               6.9    -1.9        4
DAYS >= .50         2               1.9     0.1        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.77   04/09 TO 04/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           17.7   1982
TOTALS            1.2               2.3    -1.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        51.4              59.0    -7.6     23.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       8               1.2     6.8        0
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.5     0.5        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      1.2   04/02 TO 04/02

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     565               520      45      506
 SINCE 7/1       6062              6393    -331     5170
COOLING TOTAL       0                 4      -4        7
 SINCE 1/1          0                 4      -4        8
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/280    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/280    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      4
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

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