December 2015 Climatological Summary

Partly Cloudy 45°F
2015 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: 41.9°F (+13.4°F)

Highest Temperature: 69°F (24th)

Lowest Temperature: 23°F (28th)

Average High Temperature: 48.7°F

Average Low Temperature: 34.9°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 0 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 715.3 HDD / 0.4 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 1.2 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: NW

Highest Wind Gust: 28 mph (19th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 3.53 in (+0.60 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 0.90 in (29th)

Total Snowfall: 1.8 in (-11.9 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.1 in (29th)

Notes
  • Record high temperature set on the 24th
    • officially 72°F; old 57°F set in 1941
  • Monthly record high temperature set on the 24th
    • officially 72°F; old 71°F set in 1984
  • Latest first snowfall of season on record
    • December 28, 2015; old December 24, 1912
  • Warmest December on Record
    • officially 41.8°F; old 38.6°F set in 1881
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Light Rain 42°F 26°F 0.15 in 0.0 in
2nd Rain 49°F 41°F 0.50 in 0.0 in
3rd Mostly Cloudy 48°F 39°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Drizzle 45°F 35°F Trace 0.0 in
5th Partly Sunny 46°F 29°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Partly Sunny 38°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Partly Sunny 46°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
8th Mostly Cloudy 43°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
9th Mostly Cloudy 48°F 25°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
10th Rain Showers 58°F 43°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
11th Partly Sunny 60°F 42°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Partly Sunny 57°F 36°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
13th Cloudy 52°F 43°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
14th Light Rain 59°F 44°F 0.39 in 0.0 in
15th Light Rain 59°F 43°F 0.05 in 0.0 in
16th Mostly Cloudy 46°F 35°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
17th Rain 52°F 41°F 0.23 in 0.0 in
18th Rain Showers 51°F 37°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
19th Partly Sunny 38°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Cloudy 39°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Cloudy 46°F 27°F Trace 0.0 in
22nd Rain 52°F 43°F 0.34 in 0.0 in
23rd Scattered Showers 55°F 43°F 0.40 in 0.0 in
24th Scattered Showers 69°F 45°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
25th Partly Sunny 60°F 37°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Partly Sunny 49°F 36°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
27th Light Rain 50°F 36°F 0.38 in 0.0 in
28th Snow & Sleet 36°F 23°F 0.10 in 0.7 in
29th Freezing Drizzle 36°F 25°F 0.90 in 1.1 in
30th Drizzle 37°F 34°F 0.05 in 0.0 in
31st Mostly Cloudy 43°F 37°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