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December 2020 Climatological Summary

Light Snow 32°F
2020 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: 29.2°F (+0.7°F)

Highest Temperature: 58°F (1st)

Lowest Temperature: -2°F (19th)

Average High Temperature: 39.0°F

Average Low Temperature: 25.7°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 5 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 1 day

Degree Days: 988.0 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 1.7 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: NW

Highest Wind Gust: 25 mph (15th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 2.73 in (-0.20 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 0.92 in (17th)

Total Snowfall: 25.7 in (+12.0 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 22.0 in (17th)

Notes
  • December 16th-17th snowstorm was 8th largest all-time.
  • Daily record snowfall set on the 17th.
    • officially 19.7 inches (old 11.1 inches set in 1970)
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Rain Showers 58°F 38°F 0.16 in 0.0 in
2nd Light Snow 40°F 34°F Trace Trace
3rd Mostly Sunny 47°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Cloudy 51°F 35°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
5th Rain 41°F 35°F 0.14 in 0.0 in
6th Mostly Cloudy 35°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Mostly Cloudy 33°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
8th Snow Flurries 29°F 24°F Trace Trace
9th Light Snow 36°F 23°F 0.03 in 0.5 in
10th Mostly Cloudy 43°F 33°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
11th Mostly Cloudy 49°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Light Rain 48°F 29°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
13th Light Rain 51°F 38°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
14th Snow Showers 38°F 33°F 0.01 in Trace
15th Sunny 34°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
16th Snow Showers 22°F 14°F 0.20 in 2.0 in
17th Heavy Snow 24°F 16°F 0.92 in 22.0 in
18th Partly Sunny 25°F 6°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Mostly Cloudy 25°F -2°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Light Snow 34°F 17°F 0.01 in 0.2 in
21st Mostly Cloudy 40°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Mostly Cloudy 39°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Mostly Cloudy 39°F 24°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Rain 52°F 35°F 0.33 in 0.0 in
25th Rain & Snow 57°F 33°F 0.88 in 1.0 in
26th Mostly Cloudy 33°F 21°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
27th Partly Sunny 36°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
28th Light Snow 41°F 30°F Trace Trace
29th Partly Sunny 37°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
30th Light Rain 35°F 17°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
31st Cloudy 39°F 34°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