379 CDUS41 KBUF 291012 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 611 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 60 353 PM 77 1998 47 13 32 1945 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 5 1923 30 11 16 AVERAGE 51 38 13 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 1.03 1931 0.10 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.73 2.58 -0.85 4.37 SINCE MAR 1 1.73 2.58 -0.85 4.37 SINCE JAN 1 7.88 8.25 -0.37 9.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1911 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.9 12.2 -11.3 13.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.9 12.2 -11.3 13.1 SINCE JUL 1 35.1 91.0 -55.9 110.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 27 -13 41 MONTH TO DATE 465 884 -419 924 SINCE MAR 1 465 884 -419 924 SINCE JUL 1 4418 5628 -1210 5868 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0 SINCE MAR 1 8 0 8 0 SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 66 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1000 PM LOWEST 27 100 AM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 79 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 5 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 701 AM EDT SUNSET 738 PM EDT MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 700 AM EDT SUNSET 739 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$