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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY                                   
213 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012


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...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70R   409 PM  70    1946  43     27       43       
  MINIMUM         45   1114 PM  -6    1948  24     21       35       
  AVERAGE         58                        34     24       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.00 1977   0.09  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.26  -0.29     3.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.97                      1.26  -0.29     3.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.23                      6.05  -1.82     9.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          22.0         0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       5.4   -0.3      6.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.4   -0.3      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.3                      51.9  -28.6     84.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        31    -24       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       433    -96      434       
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       433    -96      434       
  SINCE JUL 1   4416                      5377   -961     5461       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              


                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     47                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        75      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   701 PM EDT   
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   702 PM EDT   

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




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