Albany Almanac – Aug. 4, 2015

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 93

Low: 75

High last year: 86

Low last year: 73

Normal high: 93

Normal low: 71

Record high: 102 in 1986

Record low: 63 in 1990

Soil (4 inches): 87

PRECIPITATION

Albany airport rain gauge

Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: 1.55

Departure: +1.01

Year: 26.99

Departure: -8.86

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 6:54 a.m.

Sunset: 8:31 p.m.

Day length: 13:37

Moon phase: Waning gibbous; last-quarter moon is Thursday.