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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
431 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         50    448 PM  66    1991  37     13       38       
  MINIMUM         35    538 AM  -5    1980  22     13       16       
  AVERAGE         43                        29     14       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.33 1976   0.09   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.18   0.15      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      0.18   0.15      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      5.85   0.63     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1914   0.6   -0.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      79.9  -45.7     97.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        36    -14       38       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        72    -24       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        72    -24       75       
  SINCE JUL 1   4001                      4816   -815     5019       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  19 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        70      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -3      2003                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   609 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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