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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
511 AM EST THU JAN 5 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         32   1121 PM  66    1874  32      0       32
  MINIMUM          4    120 AM  -7    1981  20    -16       28
  AVERAGE         18                        26     -8       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1886   0.12  -0.12     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.47  -0.29     0.72
  SINCE DEC 1      3.80                      4.36  -0.56     3.44
  SINCE JAN 1      0.18                      0.47  -0.29     0.72

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T            12.4  1999   0.9   -0.9      2.7
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       3.6   -2.2      4.4
  SINCE DEC 1      5.2                      31.0  -25.8     36.4
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                      39.8  -34.6     38.0
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       47                        39      8       35
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       156      7      126
  SINCE DEC 1   1069                      1238   -169     1324
  SINCE JUL 1   2088                      2571   -483     2598

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        62      1997
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -4      1996
                                             1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   746 AM EST   SUNSET   454 PM EST
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   746 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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