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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
601 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    209 PM  87    1961  66      8       53       
  MINIMUM         52    448 AM  34    1920  47      5       44       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 2011   0.11  -0.11     1.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      1.56  -0.67     3.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.79                      7.44  -1.65    13.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     13.11  -1.17    18.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1959   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                      15.8  -13.3     14.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.7                      94.6  -57.9    111.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         9     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       165    -80      158       
  SINCE MAR 1   1217                      1702   -485     1759       
  SINCE JUL 1   5170                      6446  -1276     6703       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         3      1        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         6      8       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         6      8       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 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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