Albany Almanac – July 17, 2015

TEMPERATURES

As of 5 p.m. yesterday

High: 95

Low: 74

High last year: 88

Low last year: 73

Normal high: 93

Normal low: 71

Record high: 102 in 1932

Record low: 55 in 2001

Soil (4 inches): 90

PRECIPITATION

Albany airport rain gauge

Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None

To date through yesterday morning

Month: 2.25

Departure: -0.88

Year: 23.42

Departure: -9.08

SUN & MOON

Sunrise: 6:43 a.m.

Sunset: 8:43 p.m.

Day length: 13:59

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