@0500}. 73% PPS. After brief early overcast, a nice day but with a few threatening clouds in afternoon.
7-1-03: This day, 1978, record low= 45. Yesterday, 6/30, NWS hi=79@1438{farm=75.4@1500}, lo=60@2339
{farm=55.0@2400}. 35% PPS. Passing Tstorm 0400 dropped 0.19" rain. Slow clrg in AM; sunny, nice PM
7-2-03: This day, 1966, 98 for record high; 1978, record low for date and month of July= 40. Yesterday, 7/1,
NWS hi=82@1602{farm=78.1@1700}, lo=52@0441{farm=49.8@0600. 100% PPS. Gorgeous day throughout.
7-3-03: This day, 1978, record low= 44; 2001, "Farm= 44." Yesterday, 7/2, NWS hi=86@1554{farm=83.6
@1600}, lo=54@0445{farm=53.4@0600}. 100% sunshine, little wind, low humidity, nice day in the shade.
7-4-03: This day, 1971, record low= 44. Yesterday, 7/3, NWS hi=86@1634{farm=83.8@1700}, lo=67@0518
{farm=59.1@0500} (Note big difference in lows.) 86% PPS, little wind, some lite overcst early, comfy in shade
7-5-03: This day, 1982, record low of 44 tied. Yesterday, 7/4, NWS hi=92@1510{farm=88.1@1500}, lo=67
@0442{farm=58.6@0500}. 64% PPS, perhaps more at farm; hot, little wind, humidity not bad; stayed indoors.
7-6-03: This day, 1999, "Last of 4 'HHH' days, 95 at Albany, 90 at farm, Tstorm 1500, 94 degrees on 5th;"
2002, "Smokey haze from Quebec forest fires; on 7th, too." Yesterday, 7/5, NWS hi=90@1426{farm=85.0
@1600}, lo=72@0523{farm=65.7@0600}. 60% PPS, like the 4th; tough night 4-5, ran large exhaust fan.
7-7-03: This day, 1979, "44, record low, cold all week;" 1988, "97, record high." Yesterday, 7/6, NWS hi=88
@1516{farm=83.6@1600}, lo=67@2358{farm=65.3@2400}. Sunny, mostly clear and windy; comfy in shade.
7-8-03: This day, 1969, record low= 43; 1988, 99 at Albany, record hi= 100 (1936); 1994, "Very bad electrical storm directly overhead." Yesterday, 7/7, NWS hi=86@1118{farm=83.8@1300}, lo=62@0428{farm=60.6
@0700}. 38% PPS; 0.04" rain at farm. Somewhat sunny AM, heavy overcast PM; brief sprinkles 1700 hrs.
7-9-03: This day, 1975,"3.4" rain in 2 hours [at the farm]- bad storm." Yesterday, 7/8, NWS hi=89@1335{farm
=85.2@1600}, lo=69@0529{farm=63.8@0300}.Hvy fog in earlyAM;ovrcst til 1100;then sunny/hot,w/some wd
7-10-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 7/9, NWS hi=75@1247{farm=70.1@1900}, lo=63@2354{farm=58.0
@2400}. 34% PPS; cool, dark AM; brief shower in early PM=0.15" rain; slow clearing after with sunny evening
7-11-03: This day,1986, record low= 48. Yesterday, 7/10, NWS hi=82@1341{farm=77.0@1600}, lo=58@0439
{farm=54.7@0600}. 65% PPS at Albany but less at farm; darkening sky in PM into evening with rain expected.
7-12-03: This day, 1978, record low= 44; 1986= 48, then 1987= 94! Yesterday, 7/11, NWS hi=74@1830 {frm=
69.6@1900}, lo=59@0557{farm=56.8@0700}. 1.64" rain,w/1.62 in wee hrs of AM; dark, cool day; 13% PPS.
7-13-03: This day, 1996, "4.17" rain at Albany airport; 3.18" at farm 0800-1700; "Bertha." Yesterday, 7/12,NWS hi=81@1511{farm=76.1@1200}, lo=61@2352{farm=57.3@0600}.56%PPS;very windy;sunny AM,partl in PM
7-14-03: This day, 1995, "99, new record high; 12th=85, 13th=94, 15th=93, 16th=87." Yesterday, 7/13, NWS
hi=76@1339{farm=72.3@1700}, lo=56@0413{farm=52.4@0600}. 48%PPS; open and shut; sunny late; windy
7-15-03: This day, 1995, "77mph wind gust, 2nd highest ever recorded at Albany (0641 hrs. 'gust front');" 1997, "96, record hi for date;" 2000, "2.96" rain (at farm) 0900 into night, 2.09" after 1645." Yesterday, 7/14, NWS hi=83@1629{farm=80.2@1600}, lo=55@0333{farm=52.5@0400}. 92% sunshine; blue sky, breezy day.
7-16-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 7/15, NWS hi=86@1515{farm=81.5@1400}, lo=62@0440{farm=54.4
@0600}. 78% of possible sunshine (PPS), more sun at farm;btfl day with blue sky;some breeze;comfy in shade
7-17-03: This day, 1974, record low of 45 tied. Yesterday, 7/16, NWS hi=83@1418{farm=78.5@1500}, lo=65
@2357{farm=62.7@2400}. Hvy rain 0200-0800;mostly ovrcst until 1500, then hvy shower&wind;clrg/nice eve
Total rain at "the farm"= 0.96". There was only 0.33" at the NWS station at the Albany airport.
7-18-03: This day, 1982, 96 degrees at Albany, record=100 in 1953. Yesterday, 7/17, NWS hi=81@1717(farm=
77.2@1700), lo=63@0457{farm=58.3@0600}. 92% PPS; gorgeous, sunny, blue sky/white clouds day; windy.
7-19-03: This day,1977, "96 degrees." [Record is 97 in 1904.] Yesterday, 7/18, NWS hi=74@1644{farm=73.5
@1700}, lo=61@2353{farm=55.5@2400}. PPS=20%; dark with hvy scattered showers until 1500; then clrg.
7-20-03: This day, 1991, record high temp for day of 91 tied. NWS hi=79@1652{farm=76.0@1700}, lo=52
@0427{farm=51.6@0600}. Bea utiful, sunny comfortable day with some breeze. PPS=96%.
7-21-03: This day, 1974, record low temp of 45. [In the 1990s the year's highest daily average temp of 73 was reached on the 21st for just the one day- my birthday!] Yesterday, 7/20, NWS hi=81@1507{farm=79.1
@1500}, lo=54@0456{farm=54.7@0600}. PPS=73%; gorgeous day until 1530, then clouds from west.
7-22-03: This day, 1970, record low of 47 tied. Yesterday, 7/21, NWS hi=80@1415{farm=73.2@1500}, lo=66
@1512{farm=61.3@0300} [NOTE temp drop at Albany in one hour from "cold front."]Overcast until 1300 then darkeng; very hvy rain (0.97") 1530-1630; T&L and rain 1915 into the night. Very bad storms S&E of Albany.