Albany Almanac – May 14, 2014

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 88

Low: 66

High last year: 82

Low last year: 51

Normal high: 87

Normal low: 61

Record high: 100 (1916)

Record low: 43 (1960)

Soil (4 inches): 81

PRECIPITATION

As of 5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: 0.81

Departure: -0.84

Year: 21.44

Departure: -0.07

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 6:41 a.m.

Sunset: 8:25 p.m.

Moon phase: Full moon is this afternoon.

DID YOU KNOW?

May’s full moon as known as the Flower Moon, since flowers are blooming in most places this month. Other nicknames are the Corn Planing Moon, the Green Grass Moon, the Root-Food Moon and the Milk Moon.