December 2010 Climatological Summary

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2010 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: 24.6°F (-3.4°F)

Highest Temperature: 57°F (1st)

Lowest Temperature: 5°F (10th)

Average High Temperature: 31.1°F

Average Low Temperature: 18.0°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 20 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 1,001.9 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 3.5 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: WNW

Highest Wind Gust: 31 mph (6th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 3.00 in (+0.24 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.58 in (1st)

Total Snowfall: 11.3 in (-1.5 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 7.0 in (27th)

Notes
  • Daily precipitation record set on the 1st
    • officially 1.39 inches; old 0.76 inches set in 1880
  • First major snowfall of season occurred on the 26th-27th
    • officially 8.5 inches
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Rain 57°F 36°F 1.58 in Trace
2nd Mostly Sunny 38°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
3rd Mostly Cloudy 37°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Mostly Sunny 35°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
5th Snow Flurries 29°F 24°F Trace Trace
6th Light Snow 27°F 22°F Trace Trace
7th Snow Showers 28°F 24°F Trace Trace
8th Partly Sunny 26°F 17°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
9th Mostly Sunny 21°F 7°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
10th Light Snow 25°F 5°F Trace Trace
11th Mostly Cloudy 41°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Rain 49°F 20°F 0.77 in 0.0 in
13th Rain & Snow 45°F 17°F 0.15 in 0.9 in
14th Snow Showers 19°F 11°F 0.01 in 0.3 in
15th Partly Sunny 21°F 6°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
16th Snow Showers 30°F 15°F 0.01 in 0.1 in
17th Mostly Cloudy 30°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
18th Snow Showers 33°F 14°F Trace Trace
19th Partly Sunny 29°F 10°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Mostly Cloudy 30°F 11°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Cloudy 28°F 21°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Cloudy 30°F 24°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Light Snow 28°F 24°F Trace Trace
24th Mostly Sunny 27°F 20°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
25th Cloudy 24°F 14°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Light Snow 20°F 14°F 0.17 in 3.0 in
27th Snow 0°F 13°F 0.31 in 7.0 in
28th Partly Sunny 32°F 14°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
29th Cloudy 33°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
30th Partly Sunny 35°F 16°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
31st Mostly Cloudy 41°F 23°F 0.00 in 0.0 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