232 CDUS41 KBUF 160936 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 534 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 73 250 PM 79 1990 41 32 52 MINIMUM 48 333 AM 7 1895 26 22 24 AVERAGE 61 34 27 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.83 1912 0.09 -0.08 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.35 -0.20 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.35 -0.20 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 7.30 7.02 0.28 8.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1916 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.9 7.6 -6.7 4.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.9 7.6 -6.7 4.1 SINCE JUL 1 35.1 86.4 -51.3 101.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 32 -28 27 MONTH TO DATE 346 508 -162 496 SINCE MAR 1 346 508 -162 496 SINCE JUL 1 4299 5252 -953 5440 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 48 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 1200 PM LOWEST 35 200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 70 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 1 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE 724 AM EDT SUNSET 723 PM EDT MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 723 AM EDT SUNSET 724 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$