Albany Almanac – Dec. 6, 2014

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 66

Low: 51

High last year: 77

Low last year: 62

Normal high: 66

Normal low: 43

Record high: 83 (1977)

Record low: 19 (1989)

Soil (4 inches):61

PRECIPITATION

Albany airport rain gauge

Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: None

Departure: -0.62

Year: 50.74

Departure: +1.88

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 7:22 a.m.

Sunset: 5:33 p.m.

Day length: 10:11

Moon phase: Moon is full at 7:28 a.m.

DID YOU KNOW?

The December full moon is known as the Cold Moon, though some Native American tribes also called it the Long Night Moon because of the shortage of daylight hours in December, month of the winter solstice. When it occurs before Christmas, it’s also sometimes called the Moon Before Yule.