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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
507 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         31   1255 AM  62    1907  31      0       33
  MINIMUM         13   1159 PM -10    1994  18     -5       15
  AVERAGE         22                        24     -2       24

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.14 1996   0.10   0.08     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      2.06   0.39     1.54
  SINCE DEC 1      6.07                      5.95   0.12     4.26
  SINCE JAN 1      2.45                      2.06   0.39     1.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        3.0          15.6  1985   0.7    2.3      0.7
  MONTH TO DATE   13.3                      16.3   -3.0     19.6
  SINCE DEC 1     17.1                      43.7  -26.6     51.6
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      52.5  -35.4     53.2
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                        41      2       41
  MONTH TO DATE  665                       757    -92      792
  SINCE DEC 1   1571                      1839   -268     1990
  SINCE JUL 1   2590                      3172   -582     3264

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE
  BLOWING SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           200 PM
 LOWEST     50          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      1951
                                             1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        -5      1994
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2012.......SUNRISE   741 AM EST   SUNSET   511 PM EST
JANUARY 21 2012.......SUNRISE   740 AM EST   SUNSET   513 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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