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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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CXUS51 KALY 012012
CLAPOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
311 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            96   07/18                        102
                        07/17
                        06/29
LOWEST              1   01/22                        -14
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.9              61.1     2.8     62.2
AVG. MINIMUM     42.9              38.5     4.4     41.3
MEAN             53.4              49.8     3.6     51.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     22              14.1     7.9       15
DAYS MAX <= 32      9              24.5   -15.5       25
DAYS MIN <= 32    119             141.5   -22.5      124
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               5.2    -5.2        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          36.48             46.53  -10.05    59.19
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.13   -0.03     0.16
DAYS >= .01       136                                139
DAYS >= .10        78                                 90
DAYS >= .50        22                                 42
DAYS >= 1.00        6                                 15
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.39   09/18 TO 09/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4999              6210   -1211     5613
 SINCE 7/1       2050              2329    -279     1832
COOLING TOTAL     895               671     224      908
 SINCE 1/1        895               672     223      908
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/260    DATE  09/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    85/090    DATE  10/03


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             24     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               31     RAIN                      47
LIGHT RAIN              140     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                     192     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     30
HAZE                     55

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

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