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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
612 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         54    242 PM  87    1970  62     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         46    444 AM  28    1978  42      4       52       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.77 1875   0.10  -0.02     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.10  -0.02     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.98                      5.98  -1.00    10.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.13                     11.65  -0.52    15.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1978   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       15                        13      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        13      2        7       
  SINCE MAR 1   1147                      1550   -403     1608       
  SINCE JUL 1   5100                      6294  -1194     6552       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  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    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        84      1954                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1903                    
                                             1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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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