CXUS51 KALY 010914 CLMALB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 514 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ALBANY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/31/1998 LOW -21 03/06/1948 HIGHEST 69 03/13 63 03/22 03/14 LOWEST 15 03/24 20 03/01 03/10 03/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 49.8 45.3 4.5 45.4 AVG. MINIMUM 32.1 26.1 6.0 28.2 MEAN 40.9 35.7 5.2 36.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 4.1 -4.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 23.5 -8.5 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.37 1843 MINIMUM 0.09 1915 TOTALS 6.34 3.09 3.25 4.22 DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.14 DAYS >= .01 12 11.8 0.2 16 DAYS >= .10 9 6.5 2.5 11 DAYS >= .50 5 2.2 2.8 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.5 1.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.83 03/22 TO 03/23 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 50.9 1888 24 HR TOTAL 30.4 03/12/1888 TO 03/12/1888 SNOW DEPTH 28 03/14/1993 TOTALS 6.6 12.0 -5.4 21.0 SINCE 7/1 29.2 57.5 -28.3 55.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 8 5.7 2.3 13 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.6 -0.6 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/24 9 03/04 24 HR TOTAL 4.4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 740 908 -168 862 SINCE 7/1 4653 5602 -949 4901 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/290 DATE 03/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/280 DATE 03/11 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.73 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 3 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$