211 CDUS41 KBUF 181020 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 619 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 64 338 PM 87 1949 67 -3 52 MINIMUM 40 521 AM 32 1983 48 -8 44 1956 AVERAGE 52 57 -5 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 1953 0.11 -0.11 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.78 -0.88 3.90 SINCE MAR 1 5.80 7.66 -1.86 14.22 SINCE JAN 1 11.95 13.33 -1.38 19.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.5 15.9 -13.4 14.3 SINCE JUL 1 36.7 94.7 -58.0 111.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 8 5 17 MONTH TO DATE 105 182 -77 195 SINCE MAR 1 1237 1719 -482 1796 SINCE JUL 1 5190 6463 -1273 6740 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 5 -1 8 SINCE MAR 1 14 8 6 13 SINCE JAN 1 14 8 6 13 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 600 AM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 33 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 548 AM EDT SUNSET 835 PM EDT MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 548 AM EDT SUNSET 836 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$