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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
754 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   09/03/1953
 LOW               32   09/30/1991
                        09/24/1963
                        09/28/1957
HIGHEST            90   09/03                         89  09/03
LOWEST             41   09/24                         43  09/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.4              71.1     1.3     73.0
AVG. MINIMUM     54.1              53.4     0.7     57.9
MEAN             63.2              62.2     1.0     65.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.1     0.9        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.99   1977
 MINIMUM         0.31   1897
TOTALS           4.39              3.90    0.49     4.07
DAYS >= .01         8                                 17
DAYS >= .10         5                                  9
DAYS >= .50         3                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.32   09/04 TO 09/04           09/23 TO 09/23
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1956
                        1950
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/30 TO 09/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     124               135     -11       75
 SINCE 7/1        125               162     -37       77
COOLING TOTAL      78                53      25       97
 SINCE 1/1        871               540     331      772
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/330
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/320    DATE  09/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   73
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

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