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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
449 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              72   01/25/1950
 LOW              -16   01/17/1982
HIGHEST            66   01/30                         55  01/31
LOWEST              1   01/25                          2  01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     37.1              31.2     5.9     37.3
AVG. MINIMUM     23.0              18.5     4.5     23.3
MEAN             30.0              24.9     5.1     30.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     10              17.0    -7.0       10
DAYS MIN <= 32     26              27.4    -1.4       25
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.8    -1.8        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.88   1982
 MINIMUM         0.89   1921
TOTALS           2.50              3.18   -0.68     4.43
DAYS >= .01        15                                 21
DAYS >= .10         5                                 11
DAYS >= .50         1                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.86   01/29 TO 01/30           01/26 TO 01/27
                                                          01/27 TO 01/27
                                                          01/27 TO 01/27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           68.3   1977
TOTALS            6.2              25.3   -19.1     20.8
SINCE 7/1        28.2              61.5   -33.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 5      -3        1
DAYS >= 1.0         2               7.3    -5.3        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   01/04                          8  01/15
                        01/03
                        01/02
 24 HR TOTAL      1.7   01/28 TO 01/28

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1077              1244    -167     1070
 SINCE 7/1       3238              3659    -421     2995
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/230
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/250    DATE  01/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      1
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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