527 CDUS41 KALY 170612 CLIALB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 211 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ................................... ...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 806 PM 82 1990 44 6 50 MINIMUM 43 1052 AM 4 1980 26 17 35 AVERAGE 47 35 12 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 1.24 1900 0.10 0.02 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 1.36 1.57 -0.21 3.87 SINCE MAR 1 1.36 1.57 -0.21 3.87 SINCE JAN 1 4.62 6.36 -1.74 10.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 13.4 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 5.1 6.4 -1.3 6.6 SINCE MAR 1 5.1 6.4 -1.3 6.6 SINCE JUL 1 23.3 52.9 -29.6 84.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 30 -12 22 MONTH TO DATE 389 525 -136 516 SINCE MAR 1 389 525 -136 516 SINCE JUL 1 4468 5469 -1001 5543 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 LOWEST 76 AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -1 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 703 AM EDT SUNSET 704 PM EDT MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE 701 AM EDT SUNSET 706 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$