Albany Almanac – Aug. 8, 2015
Jim Hendricks
TEMPERATURES
As of 5 p.m. yesterday
High: 94
Low: 78
High last year: 95
Low last year: 71
Normal high: 93
Normal low: 71
Record high: 101 in 1953
Record low: 66 in 1950
Soil (4 inches): 87
PRECIPITATION
Albany airport rain gauge
Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: Trace
To date through yesterday morning
Month: 1.91
Departure: +0.69
Year: 27.35
Departure: -9.18
SUN & MOON
Sunrise: 6:57 a.m.
Sunset: 8:28 p.m.
Day length: 13:31
Moon phase: Waning crescent; new moon is Friday.
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