Albany Almanac – July 16, 2015

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 96

Low: 78

High last year: 95

Low last year: 75

Normal high: 93

Normal low: 70

Record high: 107 in 1980

Record low: 56 in 2001

Soil (4 inches): 90

PRECIPITATION

Albany airport rain gauge

Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: 1.91

Departure: -1.03

Year: 23.08

Departure: -9.23

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 6:42 a.m.

Sunset: 8:43 p.m.

Day length: 14 hours

Moon phase: Waxing crescent; first-quarter moon is July 24.