October 2011 Climatological Summary

Light Snow 22°F
2011 Summaries:
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Note: All records shown in "Notes" section is from official Albany NWS climate data.

Month In Review

Temperature Summary

Average Temperature: 50.3°F (+0.6°F)

Highest Temperature: 79°F (10th)

Lowest Temperature: 25°F (31st)

Average High Temperature: 59.0°F

Average Low Temperature: 41.7°F

High Temperature Above 32°F: 0 days

High Temperature Below 32°F: 4 days

Degree Days: 454.3 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 0.8 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: N

Highest Wind Gust: 25 mph (14th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 4.79 in (+0.79 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.78 in (14th)

Total Snowfall: 4.0 in (+3.7 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 2.6 in (29th)

Notes
  • 2nd snowiest October on record (5.4 inches)
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 27th
    • officially 1.6 inches; old 0.2 inches set in 1957
  • Growing season ended on the 28th.
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 29th
    • officially 3.8 inches; old 0.4 inches set in 2000
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Light Rain 58°F 44°F 0.09 in 0.0 in
2nd Light Rain 61°F 44°F 0.41 in 0.0 in
3rd Light Rain 60°F 49°F 0.04 in 0.0 in
4th Rain Showers 64°F 49°F 0.09 in 0.0 in
5th Mostly Sunny 65°F 42°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Mostly Sunny 62°F 37°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Mostly Sunny 63°F 35°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
8th Sunny 72°F 41°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
9th Sunny 79°F 46°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
10th Partly Sunny 79°F 48°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
11th Mostly Cloudy 70°F 53°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Light Rain 62°F 52°F 0.02 in 0.0 in
13th Light Rain 63°F 51°F 0.34 in 0.0 in
14th thunderstorm 68°F 53°F 1.78 in 0.0 in
15th Rain Showers 59°F 48°F 0.11 in 0.0 in
16th Rain Showers 60°F 47°F 0.07 in 0.0 in
17th Rain Showers 61°F 40°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
18th Mostly Cloudy 61°F 39°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Light Rain 57°F 45°F 0.14 in 0.0 in
20th Rain Showers 69°F 46°F 0.10 in 0.0 in
21st Cloudy 57°F 46°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Mostly Cloudy 52°F 46°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Partly Sunny 56°F 37°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Rain Showers 59°F 35°F 0.07 in 0.0 in
25th Light Rain 54°F 37°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Light Rain 45°F 38°F 0.15 in 0.0 in
27th Rain & snow 42°F 32°F 0.73 in 1.2 in
28th Mostly Sunny 43°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
29th Snow 37°F 29°F 0.27 in 2.7 in
30th Sunny 48°F 31°F 0.03 in 0.1 in
31st Mostly Cloudy 47°F 25°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