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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
621 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         56    429 PM  84    1899  61     -5       63
  MINIMUM         34    502 AM  28    1978  42     -8       38
                                      1931
                                      1876
  AVERAGE         45                        52     -7       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.60          0.84 1909   0.10   0.50      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      3.01   0.03     5.69
  SINCE MAR 1      4.90                      5.88  -0.98    10.32
  SINCE JAN 1     11.05                     11.55  -0.50    15.34

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1908   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.7   -1.7      1.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                      15.6  -13.1     14.3
  SINCE JUL 1     36.7                      94.4  -57.7    111.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        14      6       14
  MONTH TO DATE  588                       575     13      579
  SINCE MAR 1   1132                      1537   -405     1601
  SINCE JUL 1   5085                      6281  -1196     6545

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        5
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         3      7        5
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         3      7        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM
 LOWEST     22          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1978
                                             1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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