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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
533 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         74    338 PM  85    1960  63     11       50
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  25    1926  43     15       40
  AVERAGE         66                        53     13       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.05 1890   0.11  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.41  -0.20     1.27
  SINCE MAR 1      5.11                      6.29  -1.18    11.59
  SINCE JAN 1     11.26                     11.96  -0.70    16.61

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1907   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                      15.7  -13.2     14.3
  SINCE JUL 1     36.7                      94.5  -57.8    111.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       20
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        51    -32       61
  SINCE MAR 1   1151                      1588   -437     1662
  SINCE JUL 1   5104                      6332  -1228     6606

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         3     11        5
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         3     11        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     64           400 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 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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