823 CDUS41 KBUF 180932 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 531 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 73R 538 PM 73 2012 42 31 60 MINIMUM 51 637 AM -4 1885 26 25 31 AVERAGE 62 34 28 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.62 1936 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.21 1.53 -0.32 3.44 SINCE MAR 1 1.21 1.53 -0.32 3.44 SINCE JAN 1 7.36 7.20 0.16 8.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 19.0 1936 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.9 8.4 -7.5 4.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.9 8.4 -7.5 4.1 SINCE JUL 1 35.1 87.2 -52.1 101.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 31 -28 19 MONTH TO DATE 357 570 -213 544 SINCE MAR 1 357 570 -213 544 SINCE JUL 1 4310 5314 -1004 5488 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 92 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 49 400 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 73 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -4 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 725 PM EDT MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 727 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$