October, 2002:
Average (mean) temperature= 47.9 degrees, normal= 49.3 degrees
Heating Degree Days (HDD)= 534, normal= 484; season (7/1>)= 616, normal= 688
Cooling Degree Days (CDD)= 10, normal= 2; year= 788, normal= 544
Water equivalent precipitation= 4.02", normal= 3.23"; year= 32.55", normal= 32.53"
Snow= 0.5", normal= 0.2"; season (7/1>)= 0.5", normal= 0.2"
FARM precipitation= 3.80"
Percent of possible sunshine (PPS)= 46%, normal= 52%
Average windspeed= 7.0 mph, normal= 8.0 mph
November, 2002:
Average (mean) temperature= 38.6 degrees, normal= 39.2 degrees
Heating Degree Days (HDD)= 786, normal= 772; season (7/1>)= 1402, normal= 1460
Water equivalent precipitation= 4.86", normal= 3.31"; year= 37.41", normal= 35.84"
FARM precipitation= 5.35" (Corrected #)
Frozen precip. (snow, etc)= 12.0" #, normal= 5.1"; season (7/1>)= 12.5", normal= 5.3"
Percent of possible sunshine (PPS)= 26%, normal= 37%
Average windspeed= 8.6 mph, normal= 9.1 mph
# 7th greatest amount for any November on record and greatest since 1972, when 24.6" fell.
December, 2002:
Average (mean) temperature= 27.0 degrees; normal= 28.0
Heating Degree Days (HDD)= 1171, normal= 1142; season (7/1>)= 2573, normal= 2602
Water equivalent precipitation= 3.97", normal= 2.76"; year= 41.38", normal= 36.17"
FARM precipitation= 4.79" (some estimated)
Frozen precip. (snow, etc)= 33.2", normal= 16.7"; season (7/1>)= 45.7", normal= 19.0" +/-
Percent possible sunshine (PPS)= 36%, normal= 38%
Average windspeed= 8.0 mph, normal= 9.3 mph
N.B. Cooling degree days (CDD) for year= 788, normal= 544 (45% greater than normal).
21" snow at Albany on 25-26th, with 25" +/- at the farm.
January, 2003
Average (mean) temperature= 15.5 degrees, normal= 22.2
Heating Degree Days (HDD)= 1525, normal= 1330; htg season= 4098, normal= 3932
Water equivalent precipitation= 3.45", normal= 2.71"; year=3.45", normal= 2.71"
FARM precipitation= 2.21" +/-
Frozen precipitation (snow, etc.)= 32.2", normal= 16.6"; season (7/1>)= 77.9", normal= 36.6"
Percent possible sunshine (PPS)= 44%, normal = 46%
Average windspeed= 7.2 mph, normal= 9.8 mph
February, 2003
Average (mean) temperature= 21.1 degrees, normal= 25.0
Heating Degree Days (HDD)= 1221, normal= 1135; htg. season= 5319, normal= 5067
Water equivalent precipitation= 2.15", normal= 2.27"; year= 5.60", normal= 4.95"
FARM precipitation= More than 1.14", probably less than 2.00"
Frozen precipitation (snow, etc)= 16.7", normal=12.7"; season (7/1>)= 94.6", normal= 48.8"
Percent possible sunshine (PPS)= 47%. normal= 52%
Average windspeed= 7.8 mph, normal= 9.8 mph
March, 2003
Average (mean) temperature= 34.4 degrees, normal= 35.0
Heating degree days (HDD)= 942, normal= 938; htg. season= 6261, normal= 6005
Water equivalent precipitation= 2.26", normal= 3.17"; year= 7.86", normal= 8.15"
FARM precipitation= 2.23"
Frozen precipitation (snow, etc.)= 5.2", normal= 10.9"; season= 99.8", normal= 59.7"
Percent possible sunshine (PPS)= 52%, normal= 53%
Average windspeed= 9.4 mph, normal= 10.6 mph
SPECIAL NOTES RE MONTH OF MARCH 2001: Had 21 days with at least some precipitation; Only 33% of
possible sunshine; 17.1" snow 4th-6th= 5th heaviest storm for March; 30.6" total snow= 6th snowiest March in 126 years of NWS records; 5.50" H2O= 6th wettest March; 30.9 degree avg temp= coldest since 1984; highest daily temp. of 51 on 20th was lowest high temp for March since 1971. Quite a month!