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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1201 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010

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...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2010 TO 5/31/2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2010

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL

TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/22/1911
 LOW              -21   03/06/1948
HIGHEST            94   05/26
LOWEST             20   03/27
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.8              57.2     5.6
AVG. MINIMUM     40.4              35.9     4.5
MEAN             51.6              46.4     5.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.6     0.4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               4.4    -4.4
DAYS MIN <= 32     18              36.4   -18.4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.54   1983
 MINIMUM         3.13   2010
TOTALS           5.82             10.09   -4.27
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.11   -0.05
DAYS >= .01        31              37.1    -6.1
DAYS >= .10        18              20.9    -2.9
DAYS >= .50         4               6.6    -2.6
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.8    -1.8

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.2              13.9   -13.7
DAYS >= TRACE       4               7.5    -3.5
DAYS >= 1.0         0               4.6    -4.6
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      0.2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1286              1731    -445
 SINCE 7/1       6046              6798    -752
COOLING TOTAL      77                31      46
 SINCE 1/1         77                31      46


WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/310    DATE  04/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/300    DATE  05/04


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      31     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
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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