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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
431 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         33    237 AM  63    1974  38     -5       46
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM  -3    1943  22     -3       24
  AVERAGE         26                        30     -4       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1881   0.09  -0.09     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.36   0.14     0.06
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      0.36   0.14     0.06
  SINCE JAN 1      6.65                      6.03   0.62     5.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           4.9  1991   0.5   -0.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       2.1   -1.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                       2.1   -1.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1     34.7                      80.9  -46.2     97.5
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        35      4       30
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       142    -32      149
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       142    -32      149
  SINCE JUL 1   4063                      4886   -823     5093

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM
 LOWEST     63           500 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23         3      1948
                                             1944
                                             1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   611 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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