December 2009 Climatological Summary

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2009 Summaries:
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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: 26.0°F (-2.0°F)

Highest Temperature: 60°F (3rd)

Lowest Temperature: 0°F (18th)

Average High Temperature: 32.6°F

Average Low Temperature: 19.5°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 16 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 1,207.8 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 2.5 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: NW

Highest Wind Gust: 36 mph (11th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 3.58 in (+0.82 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 0.99 in (9th)

Total Snowfall: 14.7 in (+1.9 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 8.2 in (9th)

Notes
  • Record high temperature set on the 3rd
    • officially 63°F; old 58°F set in 1998
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 9th
    • officially 7.3 inches; old 6.3 inches set in 1995.
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Snow Showers 38°F 23°F Trace Trace
2nd Rain Showers 47°F 27°F 0.15 in 0.0 in
3rd Light Rain 60°F 43°F 0.77 in 0.0 in
4th Partly Sunny 46°F 31°F 0.13 in 0.0 in
5th Snow 36°F 29°F 0.26 in 3.5 in
6th Snow Showers 32°F 20°F Trace Trace
7th Cloudy 31°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
8th Snow Showers 36°F 24°F 0.01 in 0.1 in
9th Heavy Snow 36°F 25°F 0.99 in 8.2 in
10th Snow Flurries 36°F 22°F Trace Trace
11th Mostly Sunny 25°F 16°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Partly Sunny 31°F 9°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
13th Wintry Mix 36°F 6°F 0.26 in 0.2 in
14th Mostly Cloudy 41°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
15th Snow Showers 41°F 31°F 0.02 in Trace
16th Snow Showers 31°F 20°F Trace Trace
17th Sunny 20°F 6°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
18th Mostly Sunny 17°F 0°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Cloudy 20°F 5°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Mostly Cloudy 25°F 18°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Mostly Sunny 28°F 17°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Mostly Sunny 22°F 13°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Snow Showers 18°F 13°F 0.02 in 1.0 in
24th Mostly Cloudy 29°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
25th Cloudy 27°F 24°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Wintry Mix 39°F 26°F 0.33 in 0.8 in
27th Rain Showers 44°F 28°F 0.68 in 0.0 in
28th Snow Showers 35°F 26°F Trace Trace
29th Snow Showers 28°F 6°F Trace Trace
30th Mostly Cloudy 25°F 9°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
31st Light Snow 28°F 21°F 0.09 in 0.9 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