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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
600 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011

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...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2011 TO 5/31/2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2011

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/22/1911
 LOW              -21   03/06/1948
HIGHEST            89   05/31
LOWEST              5   03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.7              57.2     0.5
AVG. MINIMUM     39.0              35.9     3.1
MEAN             48.4              46.4     2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.6    -0.6
DAYS MAX <= 32      4               4.4    -0.4
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              36.4    -7.4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.54   1983
 MINIMUM         3.13   2010
TOTALS          13.54             10.09    3.45
DAILY AVG.       0.15              0.11    0.04
DAYS >= .01        36              37.1    -1.1
DAYS >= .10        26              20.9     5.1
DAYS >= .50        12               6.6     5.4
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.8     1.2

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            9.7              13.9    -4.2
DAYS >= TRACE      19               7.5    11.5
DAYS >= 1.0         2               4.6    -2.6
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      5.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1590              1731    -141
COOLING TOTAL      81                31      50

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/260    DATE  04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/200    DATE  05/26


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      26
LIGHT RAIN               52     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                     11
FOG                      44     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     10

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

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