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CXUS51 KALY 010946
CLMALB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
544 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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              91   10/05/1941
 LOW               16   10/24/1969
HIGHEST            74   10/05        62      12       83  10/10
LOWEST             25   10/13        39     -14       26  10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.5              59.8     1.7     61.9
AVG. MINIMUM     45.1              39.6     5.5     43.8
MEAN             53.3              49.7     3.6     52.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               6.2    -3.2        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.48   1869
 MINIMUM         0.09   1924
TOTALS           3.40              3.68   -0.28     3.54
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.12   -0.01     0.11
DAYS >= .01        14              10.4     3.6       16
DAYS >= .10         4               6.2    -2.2        9
DAYS >= .50         1               2.5    -1.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.28   10/19 TO 10/19
                        10/18 TO 10/19
                        10/19 TO 10/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.5   1987
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0      5.4
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0      5.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.1    -0.1        3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     358               478    -120      372
 SINCE 7/1        486               645    -159      446
COOLING TOTAL       0                 4      -4        2
 SINCE 1/1        814               598     216      794
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/040    DATE  10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/040    DATE  10/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      6

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

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