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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
559 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         77    428 PM  93    1955  79     -2       82
  MINIMUM         61   1144 PM  46    1961  61      0       64
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          3.65 1944   0.10   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.82  -0.68     1.89
  SINCE JUN 1      4.69                      8.71  -4.02     8.08
  SINCE JAN 1     16.64                     23.72  -7.08    31.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JUN 1     48                        75    -27       36
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  146                        99     47      137
  SINCE JUN 1    630                       399    231      557
  SINCE JAN 1    724                       425    299      606
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           800 AM
 LOWEST     44           700 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        90      1947
                                             1935
                                             1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2012........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2012........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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