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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
826 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023

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           85   08/06                          90  08/03
LOWEST            52   08/31                          52  08/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    76.6               79.0    -2.4     81.7
AVG. MINIMUM    61.2               61.7    -0.5     63.8
MEAN            68.9               70.4    -1.5     72.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.7    -0.7        1
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          3.12               3.23   -0.11     2.81
DAYS >= .01       16                                  11
DAYS >= .10        8                                   7
DAYS >= .50        2                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.03   08/06 TO 08/07               0.97  08/30 TO 08/30

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                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 0.1        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      5                 13      -8        0
 SINCE 7/1         5                 14      -9       MM
COOLING TOTAL    134                178     -44      245
 SINCE 1/1       520                535     -15       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/190
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/240    DATE  08/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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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