Albany Almanac – Dec. 18, 2014

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 62

Low: 35

High last year: 62

Low last year: 31

Normal high: 64

Normal low: 41

Record high: 83 in 1971

Record low: 19 in 1968

Soil (4 inches): 48

PRECIPITATION

Albany airport rain gauge

Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: 0.06

Departure: -2.18

Year: 50.80

Departure: 0.32

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 7:30 a.m.

Sunset: 5:36 p.m.

Day length: 10:06

Moon phase: Waning crescent; new moon is Sunday.