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Preliminary Local Climatological Data for Albany, NY

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      Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)

                                                    
 		Station: ALBANY NY                
                                          Month:   SEP
                                          Year:    2000

  Temperature in F :        :Pcpn   :Snow:  Wind     :Sunshine: Sky     :Pk Wnd
===================================== Columns =================================
1   2   3   4   5  6a  6b    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
Dy Max Min Avg Dep HDD CDD  Wtr  Snw Dpth Avg Spd Dir Min Psbl S-S Wx    Spd Dr
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 1  84  69  77  11   0  12 0.10   0.0   0  5.4 12 210 281   36   M 1     14 SSW
 2  84  65  75   9   0  10 0.58   0.0   0  3.5 25 330 203   26   M 1 8 3 30  NW
 3  73  62  68   3   0   3 0.00   0.0   0  3.6  9 360  64    8   M 1     10   N
 4  67  51  59  -6   6   0 0.03   0.0   0  9.1 20  20   0    0   M 1     25   N
 5  64  42  53 -12  12   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.8 17  10 718   92   M       22 NNE
 6  67  40  54 -11  11   0 0.00   0.0   0  2.0  8 350 776  100   M 1 2   12 NNW
 7  72  42  57  -7   8   0 0.00   0.0   0  5.6 15 180 442   57   M 1 2   18   S
 8  75  48  62  -2   3   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.1 15 170 583   76   M 1     18   S
 9  71  63  67   3   0   2 0.27   0.0   0  1.3  8 200   7    1   M 1 8 2  8   S
10  78  60  69   6   0   4 0.00   0.0   0  5.6 15 170 447   58   M 2 1 8 21   S
11  76  62  69   6   0   4 0.00   0.0   0 10.4 21 180 128   17   M 1 8   25   S
12  73  65  69   6   0   4 0.92   0.0   0 10.3 18 160  45    6   M 1     25   S
13  74  51  63   1   2   0 0.10   0.0   0  6.0 14 260 523   76   M 1     18  NW
14  75  47  61  -1   4   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.4 18 170 673   89   M       23 SSE
15  68  51  60  -2   5   0 0.49   0.0   0  8.0 26 290 211   28   M 1     37 WNW
16  63  44  54  -8  11   0 0.00   0.0   0  9.6 23 280 515   69   M       28   W
17  71  41  56  -5   9   0 0.00   0.0   0  8.0 20 220 440   59   M       23  SW
18  75  49  62   1   3   0 0.00   0.0   0  2.8 13 280 688   93   M 1     15   W
19  75  56  66   6   0   1 0.01   0.0   0  5.0 15 160 128   17   M 1     18   S
20  80  60  70  11   0   5 0.15   0.0   0  5.5 15 170 670   90   M 1 2   18   S
21  70  53  62   3   3   0 0.01   0.0   0 12.0 29 290 160   22   M 1     36   W
22  65  51  58  -1   7   0 0.00   0.0   0  6.6 16 300 634   87   M       21 WNW
23  65  52  59   0   6   0 0.39   0.0   0 10.4 28 170  19    3   M 1     35   S
24  65  45  55  -3  10   0 0.01   0.0   0  8.0 17 270  10    1   M 1     22   W
25  57  38  48 -10  17   0 0.00   0.0   0  4.3 12  10 433   60   M       14   N
26  54  39  47 -11  18   0 0.00   0.0   0  3.7 10 300   0    0   M       13  NW
27  66  35  51  -6  14   0 0.00   0.0   0  3.5 12 170 593   83   M 1 2   15   S
28  55  33  44 -13  21   0    T   0.0   0  8.4 21  10 350   49   M 1     25   N
29  56  29  43 -13  22   0 0.00   0.0   0  1.3  8 330 710  100   M 1 2    9  NW
30  65  35  50  -6  15   0 0.00   0.0   0  7.5 18 180 704  100   M 1     22 SSE
===============================================================================
Sm 2083 1478       207  45  3.04    0    186.7        11155      M
===============================================================================
Av 69.4 49.3                               6.2 Fastst  Psbl  %   M    Max(mph)
                                 Misc ---->    29 290 22265 50           37  WNW
===============================================================================
Notes:
# Last of several occurrences
Column 17 Peak Wind in M.P.H.



Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6) , Page 2

                                          Station: ALBANY NY                
                                          Month:   SEP
                                          Year:    1900

[Temperature Data]      [Precipitation Data]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

Average Monthly: 59.4   Total for Month:   3.04    1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal:  -1.9   Dptr fm normal:    0.09    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
Highest:    84 on  2    Grtst 24hr 1.01 on 12 13       TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
Lowest:     29 on 29                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        Total month: 0   Inches    5 = HAIL
                        Grtst 24hr 0    on         6 = GLAZE OR RIME
                        Grtst depth:   0 on -      7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[No. of Days with]      [WEATHER - Days with]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   x = TORNADO
Max 32 or below:  0     0.01 inch or more: 12
Max 90 or above:  0     0.10 inch or more:  8
Min 32 or below:  1     0.50 inch or more:  2
Min  0 or below:  0     1.00 inch or more:  0

[HDD (Base 65) ]
Total this Mo.   207    Clear  (scale 0-3)   M
Dptr fm normal    66    Ptcldy (scale 4-7)   M
Seasonal total   246    Cloudy (scale 8-10)  M
Dptr fm normal    93

[CDD  Base 65) ]
Total this Mo.    45
Dptr fm normal    15    [Pressure Data]
Seasonal total   435    Highest SLP 30.55  on 6 
Dptr fm normal   -72    Lowest  SLP 29.54  on 21

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SEP CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR ALBANY NY                
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  ALBANY NY                
 603 AM EDT SUN OCT 01 2000


TEMPERATURE DATA......
                             (DEGREES F)
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 59.4   OR 1.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 69.4
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 49.3
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS  84 ON DAY  2
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE WAS  29 ON DAY 29

HEATING DEGREE DAYS           (BASE 65)        COOLING DEGREE DAYS
MONTHLY TOTAL ...........   207       MONTHLY TOTAL ..........  45
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....    66       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...  15
SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN).   246       SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 435
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....    93       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -72


PRECIPITATION DATA....
                              ..RAIN..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   3.04  OR   0.09 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST.....  38.17  OR  10.99 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS  1.01 INCHES ON DAY(S) 12 13
                              ..SNOW..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   0.0
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........     T
GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS  0    INCHES ON DAY(S)      

                         ..NUMBER OF DAYS..
WITH  .01 INCHES OR MORE 12          HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER  0
WITH  .10 INCHES OR MORE  8          HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER  0
WITH  .50 INCHES OR MORE  2          LOWS  32 DEGREES OR COLDER  1
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE  0          LOWS   0 DEGREES OR COLDER  0


SKY CONDITION.........             SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............

NUMBER OF DAYS  CLEAR ..  M        HIGHEST 30.55  INCHES ON DAY 6 
NUMBER OF DAYS PTCLDY ..  M        LOWEST  29.54  INCHES ON DAY 21
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY ..  M

WIND DATA.............

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS  6.2 MPH
THE FASTEST ONE-MINUTE WIND WAS...   29 MPH FROM 290 DEGREES
THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS....   37 FROM THE WNW

REMARKS...

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Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)