December 2008 Climatological Summary

Light Rain 50°F
2008 Summaries:
 January | February | March | April | May | June |
July | August | September | October | November | December
Note: All records shown in "Notes" section is from official Albany NWS climate data.

Month In Review

Temperature Summary

Average Temperature: 27.4°F (-0.6°F)

Highest Temperature: 55°F (15th)

Lowest Temperature: 1°F (31st)

Average High Temperature: 35.2°F

Average Low Temperature: 19.6°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 12 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 1,163.3 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 3.0 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: SSE

Highest Wind Gust: 38 mph (7th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 5.11 in (+2.35 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.19 in (12th)

Total Snowfall: 27.6 in (+14.8 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 8.0 in (31st)

Notes
  • Major ice storm occurred on the 11th and 12th.
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Rain Showers 52°F 31°F 0.15 in 0.0 in
2nd Mostly Cloudy 43°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
3rd Mostly Sunny 38°F 25°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Rain Showers 37°F 31°F 0.13 in 0.0 in
5th Mostly Cloudy 31°F 16°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Partly Sunny 30°F 14°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Snow Showers 31°F 11°F 0.01 in 0.1 in
8th Sunny 18°F 4°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
9th Snow Showers 46°F 11°F Trace Trace
10th Light Rain 53°F 28°F 0.19 in 0.0 in
11th Freezing Drizzle 31°F 25°F 0.84 in 0.2 in
12th Freezing Drizzle 34°F 23°F 1.19 in 0.2 in
13th Sunny 24°F 13°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
14th Mostly Cloudy 34°F 13°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
15th Light Rain 55°F 30°F 0.23 in 0.0 in
16th Light Snow 38°F 25°F Trace Trace
17th Light Snow 35°F 24°F 0.29 in 2.0 in
18th Mostly Cloudy 36°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Snow 30°F 11°F 0.72 in 7.8 in
20th Snow 16°F 9°F 0.06 in 3.2 in
21st Snow 27°F 12°F 0.36 in 6.0 in
22nd Partly Sunny 19°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Mostly Cloudy 25°F 5°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Rain & Snow 43°F 23°F 0.20 in 0.1 in
25th Partly Sunny 44°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Light Rain 33°F 19°F 0.04 in 0.0 in
27th Rain 38°F 32°F 0.35 in 0.0 in
28th Light Rain 55°F 37°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
29th Rain Showers 37°F 25°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
30th Snow Showers 35°F 20°F Trace Trace
31st Snow 24°F 1°F 0.31 in 8.0 in
Weather Icon Key
Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description
Sunny Sunny thunderstorm Thunderstorms Heavy Snow Heavy Snow Freezing Rain Freezing Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunderstorms Scattered T'Storms Snow Snow Freezing Drizzle Freezing Drizzle Rain Rain
Partly Sunny Partly Sunny Rain Showers Rain Showers Light Snow Light Snow Wintry Mix Wintry Mix Light Rain Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Flurries Flurries Rain & Snow Rain & Snow Drizzle Drizzle
Cloudy Cloudy Haze Haze Sleet Sleet Snow & Sleet Snow & Sleet Windy Windy