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CXUS51 KALY 010909
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
408 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            58   12/03                         61
LOWEST             11   12/31                         14
AVG. MAXIMUM     43.7              40.3     3.4     47.3
AVG. MINIMUM     27.5              21.9     5.6     27.0
MEAN             35.6              31.1     4.5     37.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               5.6    -4.6        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     22              26.7    -4.7       25
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.5    -0.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           4.22              3.53    0.69     4.39
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.11    0.03     0.14
DAYS >= .01        16              10.5     5.5        9
DAYS >= .10         8               7.0     1.0        6
DAYS >= .50         4               2.6     1.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.6     0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.24   12/20 TO 12/21

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     904              1051    -147      855
 SINCE 7/1       2050              2329    -279     1832
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1        895               672     223      908
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  12/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/270    DATE  12/22

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     12

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

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