Potsdam, NY

44° 42' 44"N, 74° 57' 12"W, Elevation 460 ft.

Friday, May 18, 2012
6:40:00 AM (Eastern)

139th day of the year

Updated and refreshed every 10 minutes.

Weather computer in use: Davis Vantage Pro

  Current Today's Highs and Lows
Temperature 45.0°F (7.2°C) ↑ 46.5° 12:00 AM
43.6° 3:30 AM
Dew Point 36.9°F (2.7°C) ↑ 38.3° 12:03 AM
35.6° 3:48 AM
Humidity 73% ↓ 75% 12:30 AM
69% 2:30 AM
Wind Gust S 7 mph SSW 9 12:58 AM
S 0 12:05 AM
Wind Speed S 2 mph ↓
Light air (1)
S 5 5:18 AM
S 1 3:18 AM
Precipitation 0.00" (0.00 mm) 1
Last 24 hours 0.00"
Instantaneous rate 0.00"/hr
Storm total 0.00"
0.00"2 12:00 AM
0.00"2 12:00 AM
Evapotranspiration 0.006"  
Barometer 30.209" (1023.0 mb)
Rising
30.211" 6:37 AM
30.177" 1:20 AM
Wind Chill Gust 42°F (5°C) 47° 12:00 AM
40° 3:40 AM
Wind Chill Avg 45°F (7°C) 46° 12:00 AM
41° 5:18 AM
Heat Index 45°F (7.2°C) 46° 12:00 AM
43° 3:23 AM
Sunshine 30 W/m2 30 6:36 AM
0 12:00 AM
1. Daily total rainfall.
2. Maximum and minimum rainfall are the instantaneous rainfall rates.

METAR

METAR ??? 181040Z AUTO 18001KT 07/03 A3021 RMK AO1 SLP230 T00720027 

Alarms

None. 

Battery

Transmitters All OK
Console 4.73V

Number of Days

For May For 2012
Rain: 9
Snow: 0
Heavy Fog: 0
Thunder: 0
High ≥ 90°F: 0
Low ≤ 32°F: 0
High ≤ 32°F: 0
Low ≤ 0°F: 0
Cloudy: 0
Partly Cloudy: 0
Clear: 0
Rain: 66
Snow: 0
Heavy Fog: 0
Thunder: 0
High ≥ 90°F: 0
Low ≤ 32°F: 83
High ≤ 32°F: 27
Low ≤ 0°F: 10
Cloudy: 0
Partly Cloudy: 0
Clear: 0
Date of last rainfall: May 16, 2012 (2 days)

Observed Conditions

Precipitation types none
Snowfall today 0.0 inches
Snow on the ground 0 inches
Snowfall this season 0.0 inches

Observer Notes for Today

None. 

Degree Days

  Today Month Season
Heating - Base 65°F 19 162 6098
Cooling - Base 65°F 0 0 18

Wind Run

Today 19.2 miles
This month 821.9 miles
This year 9934.0 miles

Sun, Moon

Twilight begins 5:02 AM
Sunrise 5:29 AM
Sunset 8:23 PM
Twilight ends 8:50 PM
Moonrise 4:01 AM
Moonset 6:29 PM

Sunshine Minutes

Sunshine intensity ≥ 120 W/m2

Today 0
This Month 5,795
This Year 46,612
Yesterday 515
One Year Ago 319

Other Calculated Parameters

Wet Bulb 41.3°F
Temperature-Humidity Index 42.8°F
Equilibrium Moisture Content 13.25 %
Mixing Ratio 4.61 g/kg
Saturated Mixing Ratio 6.33 g/kg
Air Density 1.271 kg/m3
Density Altitude -679 ft
Estimated Potential Cloud Base 1829 ft

Averages

  Last 5 minutes Current Hour Current Day
Temperature °F 45.0 44.3 44.6
Dew Point °F 36.9 36.6 36.5
Humidity 73 74.2 72.9
Wind Speed (mph) 181° 2.4 188° 3.2 191° 2.9
Precipitation (inches) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Barometer (inches Hg.) 30.209 30.204 30.186
Wind Chill °F 44.3 43.0 43.6
Heat Index °F 44.6 43.8 44.3
Sunshine 29.4 22.2 2.8

Yesterday

May 17, 2012

  Maximum
Minimum
Mean/Total
Temperature 63.8°F 5:31 PM
37.9°F 5:41 AM
50.8°
Dew Point 44.3°F 10:07 AM
35.5°F 5:41 AM
39.0°
Humidity 92% 5:44 AM
38% 3:39 PM
63.6°
Wind Gust NW 18 mph 11:49 AM
N 0 mph 12:01 AM
1.9 286°
Wind Speed WNW 7 mph 12:32 PM
NW 0 mph 1:34 AM
 
Barometer 30.191" 11:44 PM
29.985" 12:03 AM
30.109
Wind Chill Gust 64°F 5:31 PM
35°F 5:52 AM
51.9°
Wind Chill Avg 64°F 5:31 PM
38°F 5:41 AM
 
Heat Index 63°F 3:46 PM
37°F 5:41 AM
51.7°
Sunshine 1137 W/m2 2:09 PM
0 W/m2 12:00 AM
266.7
Degree Days Heating (Base 65°F): 14
Cooling (Base 65°F): 0
Precipitation   0.00"
Evapotranspiration   0.152"
Precipitation Types none
Snowfall 0.0"
Snowcover 0"
Observer Notes None. 

One Year Ago

May 18, 2011

  Maximum
Minimum
Mean/Total
Temperature 66.6°F 2:41 PM
49.5°F 12:00 AM
58.0°
Dew Point 63.2°F 6:28 PM
47.8°F 12:59 AM
54.6°
Humidity 94% 12:00 AM
84% 2:22 PM
91.0°
Wind Gust NE 15 mph 1:45 AM
E 0 mph 12:11 AM
3.2 71°
Wind Speed NE 7 mph 11:29 AM
N 0 mph 12:59 AM
 
Barometer 30.101" 11:47 AM
30.026" 11:50 PM
30.070
Wind Chill Gust 67°F 2:41 PM
44°F 1:45 AM
56.7°
Wind Chill Avg 67°F 2:41 PM
46°F 11:29 AM
 
Heat Index 66°F 2:17 PM
49°F 12:00 AM
56.7°
Sunshine 1028 W/m2 12:53 PM
0 W/m2 12:00 AM
89.2
Degree Days Heating (Base 65°F): 6
Cooling (Base 65°F): 0
Precipitation   0.00"
Precipitation Types none
Snowfall 0.0"
Snowcover 0"
Observer Notes None. 

Monthly and Yearly Statistics

  Monthly
Maximum, Minimum, Mean/Total
Yearly
Maximum, Minimum, Mean/Total
Temperature °F 76.4° on May 14 2:35 PM
34.4° on May 6 4:45 AM
Mean 55.7°
85.2° on Apr 16 4:12 PM
-14.5° on Jan 15 4:53 AM
Mean 38.1°
Dew Point °F 65.6° on May 4 2:47 PM
29.2° on May 6 5:49 PM
Mean 47.8°
65.6° on May 4 2:47 PM
-18.6° on Jan 15 4:53 AM
Mean 30.1°
Humidity 100% on May 2 1:15 AM
23% on May 7 3:26 PM
Mean 76.1%
100% on Jan 6 2:56 AM
22% on Mar 27 3:22 PM
Mean 75.0%
Wind Gust (mph) WNW 26 on May 16 2:14 PM
SE 0 on May 1 12:00 AM
Mean 261° 2.0
W 45 on Mar 3 2:05 PM
NW 0 on Jan 1 12:00 AM
Mean 265° 2.9
Wind Speed W 11 on May 16 2:16 PM
SE 0 on May 1 12:00 AM
WSW 21 on Jan 17 10:52 PM
SW 0 on Jan 1 2:42 AM
Barometer 30.211" on May 18 6:37 AM
29.553" on May 10 4:06 AM
Mean 29.956"
30.624" on Jan 15 10:29 PM
29.089" on Feb 25 2:21 AM
Mean 29.975"
Precipitation Total 2.73" Total 12.39"
Evapotranspiration Total 2.344" Total 10.153"
Wind Chill Gust °F 30° on May 6 5:58 AM -19° on Jan 4 4:26 AM
Wind Chill Average °F 33° on May 6 5:53 AM
Mean 56.4°
-15° on Jan 15 4:53 AM
Mean 36.3°
Heat Index °F 76° on May 14 3:33 PM
Mean 55.9°
87° on Apr 16 4:08 PM
Mean 37.7°
Sunshine 1137 W/m2 on May 17 2:09 PM
0 W/m2 on May 1 12:00 AM
Mean 170.5 W/m2
1137 W/m2 on May 17 2:09 PM
0 W/m2 on Jan 1 12:00 AM
Mean 115.2 W/m2
Extremes are the first of multiple occurrences.

All-Time Records

  Maximum, Minimum
Temperature °F 94.9° on May 26, 2010 4:16 PM
-25.7° on Jan 24, 2011 7:17 AM
Dew Point °F 81.9° on Jul 21, 2011 2:35 PM
-31.0° on Jan 24, 2011 7:17 AM
Humidity 100% on Aug 20, 2007 5:11 AM
15% on Mar 21, 2007 3:18 PM
Wind Gust (mph) SSW 54 on Jan 9, 2008 10:45 AM
N 0 on Apr 30, 2012 10:12 AM
Wind Speed WSW 25 on Dec 28, 2008 1:54 PM
N 0 on Aug 25, 2006 8:36 PM
Barometer 30.855" on Dec 29, 2006 10:15 AM
28.950" on Oct 29, 2006 1:15 AM
Precipitation Max rate: 82.29"/hr on Nov 29, 2007 11:52 AM
Evapotranspiration Max day: 4.271" on May 31, 2008 10:00 PM
Wind Chill Gust °F -40° on Mar 6, 2007 7:17 AM
Wind Chill Average °F -40° on Jan 24, 2011 4:11 AM
Heat Index °F 114° on Jul 8, 2010 3:23 PM
Sunshine 1357 W/m2 on Jun 18, 2008 12:30 PM
0 W/m2 on Aug 25, 2006 8:36 PM
Records begin 08/25/2006.
Extremes are the first of multiple occurrences.

 

Data generated by WxSolution Version 1.8.5.7, Build 2011.03.06.