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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
530 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         74R   209 PM  74    2012  43     31       37
  MINIMUM         53    402 AM  -1    1993  27     26       28
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         64                        35     29       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1951   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      1.71  -0.50     3.44
  SINCE MAR 1      1.21                      1.71  -0.50     3.44
  SINCE JAN 1      7.36                      7.38  -0.02     8.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1906   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       9.2   -8.3      4.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       9.2   -8.3      4.1
  SINCE JUL 1     35.1                      88.0  -52.9    101.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                        30    -29       32
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       630   -271      592
  SINCE MAR 1    359                       630   -271      592
  SINCE JUL 1   4312                      5374  -1062     5536

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        74      1903
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         2      1885


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   717 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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