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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
512 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         36    654 PM  62    1875  32      4       45
  MINIMUM         25    924 AM  -4    1962  20      5       38
                                      1880
  AVERAGE         31                        26      5       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1927   0.12  -0.12     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    3.64                      3.89  -0.25     3.62
  SINCE DEC 1      3.64                      3.89  -0.25     3.62
  SINCE JAN 1     32.80                     40.48  -7.68    49.56

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             9.9  2008   1.0   -1.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   19.6                      27.4   -7.8      3.8
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                      27.4   -7.8      3.8
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                      36.2  -14.2      3.8
  SNOW DEPTH       8

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        39     -5       23
  MONTH TO DATE  882                      1083   -201      906
  SINCE DEC 1    882                      1082   -200      906
  SINCE JUL 1   2161                      2415   -254     1925

 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
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78
 LOWEST     68
 AVERAGE    73

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20         0      1970
                                             1918
                                             1881


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  1 2013.......SUNRISE   746 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST
JANUARY  2 2013.......SUNRISE   746 AM EST   SUNSET   452 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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