033 CDUS41 KBUF 011024 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 621 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 56 429 PM 84 1899 61 -5 63 MINIMUM 34 502 AM 28 1978 42 -8 38 1931 1876 AVERAGE 45 52 -7 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.60 0.84 1909 0.10 0.50 T MONTH TO DATE 3.04 3.01 0.03 5.69 SINCE MAR 1 4.90 5.88 -0.98 10.32 SINCE JAN 1 11.05 11.55 -0.50 15.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1908 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.7 -1.7 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.5 15.6 -13.1 14.3 SINCE JUL 1 36.7 94.4 -57.7 111.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 14 6 14 MONTH TO DATE 588 575 13 579 SINCE MAR 1 1132 1537 -405 1601 SINCE JUL 1 5085 6281 -1196 6545 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 5 SINCE MAR 1 10 3 7 5 SINCE JAN 1 10 3 7 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 18 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1000 PM LOWEST 22 1100 AM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 28 1978 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2012...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$