7-24-03: This day, 1985, NWS record low= 45. Yesterday, 7/23, NWS hi=82@1604{farm=78.9@1600}, lo=67
@2400{farm=65.4@0100}. 0.55" rain at farm (NWS=1.54"); 37%PPS, but mostly dark and threatening@farm.
7-25-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 7/24, NWS hi=83@1434{farm=80.0@1400}, lo=64@2400{farm=61.6
@2400}. Fog and really damp in early AM; overcast and threatening until 1600; clrg thereafter and a sunny eve.
7-26-03: This day, 1976, NWS record low= 46; 2000, "70 deg. high temp- new record low maximum for date."
Yesterday,7/25, NWS hi=83@1520{farm=79.1@1600}, lo=60@0425{farm=58.3@2400}.Gorgeous,100%PPS
7-27-03: This day, 1977, NWS record low= 47. Today, the last day of the highest normal avg. temp. at Albany @ 72 deg. First day was 7/19. Yesterday, 7/26, NWS hi=87@1430{farm=82.9@1500}, lo=
62@0031{farm=55.3@0600}. 75% PPS; sunny, blue sky early AM; periods of overcast thereafter; windy.
7-28-03: This day, 1971, NWS record low= 44. Today, normal average temp. dropped one degree from yesterday. The start of decreasing avg. temps until February 3, 2004! Yesterday, 7/27, NWS hi=81@1701 {farm=77.0@12000}, lo=72@2400{farm=66.4@0300}. Miserable day with heavy overcast and humidity; low temperatures & wind helped; only 9% PPS.
7-29-03: This day, 1987, NWS record low= 47. Yesterday, 7/28, NWS hi=76@1520{farm=73.2@1400}, lo=63
@0430{farm=56.9@2400}.70%PPS, less at farm;btfl until 1000, then much lite overcast as well as sun;windy.
7-30-03: This day, 1968, NWS record low= 44; 1993, end of 24 hr record rainfall for July @3.42" at Albany from Tstorms (farm=0.73") [See 7/13 for new record.]; 1996, 70 deg hi tied record low "hi max" (62 at farm). Today, mist rising from the pond @ 0630. Yesterday, 7-29, NWS hi=82@1659{farm=79.6@1700}, lo=55@0442{farm=53.7@0600}. 95%PPS; gorgeous day start to finish; little wind.
7-31-03: This day, 1978, NWS record low= 40. Yesterday, 7-30, NWS hi= 85@1602{farm=82.1@1500}, lo=
59@0431{farm=55.2@0500}. 89% PPS; another gorgeous day; little wind; btfl, comfy eve. under hemlock
8-01-03: This day, 1993, "Gorgeous, fiery rainbow after evening rain,w/ dull dbl." Yesterday, 7-31, NWS hi=85
@1446{farm=80.4@1600}, lo=61@0514{farm=56.2@0700}.83%PPS; another very fine day; windy aftrnoon.
8-02-03: This day 1975, NWS record hi for date= 97; 1976, NWS record lo= 45. Yesterday, 8/1, NWS hi=71
@0125{farm=61.9@0100}, lo=62@0912{farm=61.6@0300}. [Take close look at these tmps and times!] NWS
had 1.41" rain for new record for date; farm= 1.66". Hvy downpours 0600-0800;some lite rain later; damp,cool
8-03-03: This day, 1975, NWS record hi= 97; 1976, NWS record lo= 44. Yesterday, 8/2, NWS hi=84@1711
farm=80.7@1700}, lo=64@0724{farm=61.6@0300}.45%PPS; 0.62" rain at farm in dwnpour before 0400.
8-04-03: This day, 1966, NWS record lo= 46. Yesterday, 8/3, NWS hi=87@1412{farm=84.0@1400}, lo=72
@0341{farm=65.6@0200}.38%PPS; hot, very humid, tough day; Tstrms bypassed us; 3+" in Windhm cty,VT
8-05-03: This day, 1972, NWS record lo= 43. Yesterday, 8/4, NWS hi=85@1349{farm=78.9@1300}, lo=73@
0557{farm=70.1@0200}. HHH day with 2 periods of hvy rain = 0.89"; clrd after 1600 w/ sunny eve; 31%PPS.
[City of Schenectady had 1.38" rain in one-half hour in mid-afternoon, w/ major flooding, etc.; only 0.38" here.]
8-06-03: This day, 1994, NWS record lo= 45. Yesterdaainy, 8/5, NWS hi=86{farm=82.3@1400}, lo= 71{farm=66.9@2400}.[NWS Xs N/A] HHH day again; only sprinkles despite "flood warning" in PM; hvy rain south of Mohawk River, however, with I-90 flooded in 'South' Amsterdam and other flooding at Fort Plain.
8-07-03: This day, 1994, NWS record hi= 95. Yesterday, 8/6, NWS hi=79@1704{farm=77.2@1600}, lo=69
@2322{farm=63.8@2400}. 26%PPS; very humid but cool; hvy rain, Tstrms S&N of farm; only few drops@F
8-08-03: This day, 1983, NWS revord hi= 95. Yesterday, 8/7, NWS hi=81@1301{farm=79.1@1500}, lo=68
@0119{farm=61.6@0400}. 25%PPS; humid; little breeze; no rain in the Mohawk Valley, for a break after damaging deluges earlier in the week.
8-09-03: This day, 1989, NWS record lo= 46; 2000, NWS reord hi= 96. Yesterday, 8/8, NWS hi=84@1242
{farm=81.9@1500}, lo=69@0520{farm=66.4@0100}.Humid early AM, then some clrg w/some blu sky;ok eve
8-10-03: This day, 2002, "Start of 9 day stretch of daily hi temp 89 and above." Yesterday, 8/9, NWS hi=85
@1314{farm=80.5@1500}, lo=72@0535{farm=65.9@0600}.Humid, threatng but no rain; wthr pattrn unchgd
8-11-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 8/10, NWS hi=85@1408{frm=80.7@1600}, lo=73@2400{farm=69.1
@2300}. 40% PPS, but threatening skies, too; finally, late PM & eve, brief heavy showers= 0.73" at the farm.
8-12-03:This day,1974,Tied NWS record lo of 48; 1982, New record lo= 47; 1987, Another new record lo= 46;
1992, "Saw both sunrise (0600 while hanging wash) and moonrise (full moon minus one day @ 1930-1945)."
Yesterday, 8/11, NWS high=80@1210{farm=78.3@1400}, lo=70@0624{farm=67.7@0300}. Only 2% PPS;
thick overcast & threateng all day;light rain and sprinkles in afternoon;flood watch continued for nite/tomorrow.