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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
333 PM EST THU JAN 1 2009

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...THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2008 TO 11/30/2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   09/03/1953
                        09/02/1953
 LOW              -11   11/26/1938
HIGHEST            89   09/05
                        09/04
LOWEST             16   11/23
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.7              59.5     0.2
AVG. MINIMUM     41.6              39.8     1.8
MEAN             50.7              49.7     1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3
DAYS MAX <= 32      3               1.2     1.8
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              27.4    -0.4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.39   1869
 MINIMUM         2.39   1964
TOTALS          11.74              9.85    1.89
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.11    0.02
DAYS >= .01        33              32.0     1.0
DAYS >= .10        19              19.2    -0.2
DAYS >= .50         7               6.6     0.4
DAYS >= 1.00        3               2.0     1.0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.5               5.3    -4.8
DAYS >= TRACE       7               3.0     4.0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               5.1    -5.1
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1371              1424     -53
 SINCE 7/1       1381              1460     -79
COOLING TOTAL      84                48      36
 SINCE 1/1        669               544     125
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/280    DATE  11/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/300    DATE  10/28


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      21
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      1
FOG                      50     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     12
HAZE                     38

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

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CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN ALBANY NY...LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY AT
ALBANY.


SEASONAL (SON) PRECIPITATION...10.86

SEASONAL (SON) SNOWFALL...0.5


ALL SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS FOR THE MAIN CLIMATE
PRODUCT AND THE ADDITIVE SECTION ARE TAKEN AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBANY NY...LOCATED
ON THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY CAMPUS IN ALBANY NY.

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