179 CDUS41 KBUF 161013 CLIBUF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 512 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2012 ................................... ...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 43 1159 PM 65 1971 36 7 57 MINIMUM 28 711 AM -4 1943 24 4 40 AVERAGE 36 30 6 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.26 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.91 MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.90 -0.33 2.44 SINCE DEC 1 1.57 1.90 -0.33 2.44 SINCE JAN 1 30.73 38.49 -7.76 48.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 18.3 1945 1.0 -1.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 11.4 -11.1 2.8 SINCE DEC 1 0.3 11.4 -11.1 2.8 SINCE JUL 1 2.7 20.2 -17.5 2.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 35 -6 16 MONTH TO DATE 372 489 -117 417 SINCE DEC 1 372 489 -117 417 SINCE JUL 1 1651 1822 -171 1436 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 875 544 331 776 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 42 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 62 1100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 0 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2012......SUNRISE 740 AM EST SUNSET 442 PM EST DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE 741 AM EST SUNSET 442 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$