Albany Almanac – Oct. 27, 2015
Jim Hendricks
TEMPERATURES
As of 5 p.m. yesterday
High: 77
Low: 70
High last year: 78
Low last year: 50
Normal high: 78
Normal low: 51
Record high: 90 in 1919
Record low: 31 in 1965
Soil (4 inches): 72
PRECIPITATION
Albany airport rain gauge
Midnight-5 p.m. yesterday: None
To date through yesterday morning
Month: 1.72
Departure: -0.05
Year: 35.41
Departure: -9.46
SUN & MOON
Sunrise: 7:48 a.m.
Sunset: 6:53 p.m.
Day length: 11:05
Moon phase: Full moon is this morning.
DID YOU KNOW?
October’s full moon is known as the Hunter’s Moon, with other nicknames including the Travel Moon and the Dying Moon. When the October full moon is the closest to the autumnal equinox, it is known as the Harvest Moon.
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