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CDUS41 KALY 082041  
CLIALB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
441 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008  
 
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..THE ALBANY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 1206 PM 95 1983 81 -6 88  
MINIMUM 62 605 AM 46 1948 60 2 72  
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.18 1975 0.12 -0.11 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 0.92 -0.14 0.57  
SINCE JUN 1 13.17 8.16 5.01 10.96  
SINCE JAN 1 29.28 23.23 6.05 27.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 16 72 -56 45  
SINCE JUL 1 0 10 -10 7  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 6 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 57 50 7 89  
SINCE JUN 1 512 358 154 435  
SINCE JAN 1 518 389 129 494    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 61 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE ALBANY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 46 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 554 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT  
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST  
OFFICE IN ALBANY NY...LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY.  
 
TEMPERATURE...  
HIGH.... 73 LOW.... 61  
 
PRECIPITATION...  
 
DAY....T MONTH....1.47 YEAR....30.28  
 
SNOWFALL...  
 
SNOWFALL MEASURED THROUGH 100 PM...  
 
DAY.... 0.0 MONTH.... 0.0 SEASON.... 0.0  
 
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.  
 
SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 700 AM  
 
 
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