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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
239 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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              99   08/27/1948
 LOW               38   08/29/1982
                        08/30/1965
HIGHEST            96   08/04                         86  08/05
                                                          08/01
LOWEST             52   08/21                         52  08/29
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.5              78.4     3.1     79.6
AVG. MINIMUM     61.9              60.8     1.1     63.0
MEAN             71.7              69.6     2.1     71.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               0.3     2.7        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        10.67   1977
 MINIMUM         0.05   1876
TOTALS           1.24              3.26   -2.02     3.94
DAYS >= .01         6                                 10
DAYS >= .10         4                                  7
DAYS >= .50         1                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.81   08/05 TO 08/05           08/21 TO 08/21
                                                          08/20 TO 08/21
                                                          08/21 TO 08/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
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   08/31 TO 08/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       1                18     -17        2
 SINCE 7/1          1                27     -26        2
COOLING TOTAL     214               161      53      206
 SINCE 1/1        792               487     305      675
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/230    DATE  08/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   59
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      7

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

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