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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
503 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         28    505 PM  68    2004  38    -10       49
  MINIMUM         13    706 AM   3    1948  23    -10       35
                                      1944
                                      1895
  AVERAGE         21                        30     -9       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 2011   0.09  -0.09     1.33
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.45   0.05     1.39
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      0.45   0.05     1.39
  SINCE JAN 1      6.65                      6.12   0.53     6.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           9.2  1917   0.6   -0.5      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       2.7   -2.1       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       2.7   -2.1       T
  SINCE JUL 1     34.8                      81.5  -46.7     97.5
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       44                        35      9       23
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       177    -23      172
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       177    -23      172
  SINCE JUL 1   4107                      4921   -814     5116

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM
 LOWEST     42           600 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        72      1946
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23         0      2007


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   611 PM EST
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   612 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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