791 CDUS41 KBUF 061019 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 616 AM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 63 428 PM 90 1950 63 0 60 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 28 1891 44 4 39 AVERAGE 56 53 3 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 1914 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.51 -0.30 1.27 SINCE MAR 1 5.11 6.39 -1.28 11.59 SINCE JAN 1 11.26 12.06 -0.80 16.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1973 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.5 15.7 -13.2 14.3 SINCE JUL 1 36.7 94.5 -57.8 111.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 12 -3 15 MONTH TO DATE 28 63 -35 76 SINCE MAR 1 1160 1600 -440 1677 SINCE JUL 1 5113 6344 -1231 6621 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0 SINCE MAR 1 14 3 11 5 SINCE JAN 1 14 3 11 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 95 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1200 AM LOWEST 35 800 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 31 1891 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 602 AM EDT SUNSET 822 PM EDT MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 600 AM EDT SUNSET 823 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$