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CDUS41 KALY 180633  
CLIALB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
233 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 2:32 PM 92 2017 72 14 83  
MINIMUM 58 4:48 AM 30 1959 49 9 59  
AVERAGE 72 60 12 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1953 0.11 -0.11 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 1.78 0.17 5.25  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 7.98 0.02 11.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.19 12.86 -1.67 15.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.4 13.7 -10.3 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 58.4 59.2 -0.8 43.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 186 139 47 81  
SINCE MAR 1 1440 1561 -121 1327  
SINCE JUL 1 6426 6255 171 5818  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 12 12 0 28  
SINCE MAR 1 22 17 5 36  
SINCE JAN 1 22 17 5 36    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1962  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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