December 2015 Climatological Summary

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.
January | February | March | April | May | June |
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
Day | Weather | High Temperature | Low Temperature | Precipitation | Snowfall |
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1st | ![]() |
42°F | 26°F | 0.15 in | 0.0 in |
2nd | ![]() |
49°F | 41°F | 0.50 in | 0.0 in |
3rd | ![]() |
48°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
4th | ![]() |
45°F | 35°F | Trace | 0.0 in |
5th | ![]() |
46°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
6th | ![]() |
38°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
7th | ![]() |
46°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
8th | ![]() |
43°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
9th | ![]() |
48°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
10th | ![]() |
58°F | 43°F | 0.03 in | 0.0 in |
11th | ![]() |
60°F | 42°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
12th | ![]() |
57°F | 36°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
13th | ![]() |
52°F | 43°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
14th | ![]() |
59°F | 44°F | 0.39 in | 0.0 in |
15th | ![]() |
59°F | 43°F | 0.05 in | 0.0 in |
16th | ![]() |
46°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
17th | ![]() |
52°F | 41°F | 0.23 in | 0.0 in |
18th | ![]() |
51°F | 37°F | 0.01 in | 0.0 in |
19th | ![]() |
38°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
20th | ![]() |
39°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
21st | ![]() |
46°F | 27°F | Trace | 0.0 in |
22nd | ![]() |
52°F | 43°F | 0.34 in | 0.0 in |
23rd | ![]() |
55°F | 43°F | 0.40 in | 0.0 in |
24th | ![]() |
69°F | 45°F | 0.01 in | 0.0 in |
25th | ![]() |
60°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
26th | ![]() |
49°F | 36°F | 0.01 in | 0.0 in |
27th | ![]() |
50°F | 36°F | 0.38 in | 0.0 in |
28th | ![]() |
36°F | 23°F | 0.10 in | 0.7 in |
29th | ![]() |
36°F | 25°F | 0.90 in | 1.1 in |
30th | ![]() |
37°F | 34°F | 0.05 in | 0.0 in |
31st | ![]() |
43°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0.0 in |
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