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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
946 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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              97   05/22/1911
 LOW               26   05/08/1968
HIGHEST            91   05/29        70      21       89  05/31
LOWEST             37   05/12        45      -8       32  05/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.4              69.4     4.0     72.0
AVG. MINIMUM     52.9              47.1     5.8     52.1
MEAN             63.1              58.3     4.8     62.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.6    -0.6        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.96   1953
 MINIMUM         0.15   1903
TOTALS           6.03              3.61    2.42     4.68
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.12    0.07     0.15
DAYS >= .01        16              13.1     2.9       11
DAYS >= .10        12               7.8     4.2        8
DAYS >= .50         4               2.7     1.3        4
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.5     1.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.46   05/07 TO 05/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            5.4   1945
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        23.3              59.1   -35.8     87.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     122               235    -113      152
 SINCE 7/1       5292              6628   -1336     6617
COOLING TOTAL      70                26      44       68
 SINCE 1/1         78                30      48       81
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/330    DATE  05/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  05/16

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

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