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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1059 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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              92   10/02/1927
 LOW               20   10/29/1965
HIGHEST            79   10/25                         80  10/10
LOWEST             30   10/13                         27  10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.4              59.0     0.4     59.9
AVG. MINIMUM     45.1              42.7     2.4     44.4
MEAN             52.2              50.8     1.4     52.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      2               2.3    -0.3        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.13   1954
 MINIMUM         0.08   1924
TOTALS           6.98              3.52    3.46     5.21
DAYS >= .01        22                                 18
DAYS >= .10        15                                 13
DAYS >= .50         7                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.85   10/29 TO 10/30           10/20 TO 10/21
                                                          10/27 TO 10/27
                                                          10/27 TO 10/27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           22.6   2006
TOTALS            0.0               0.9    -0.9        T
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.9    -0.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     392               443     -51      394
 SINCE 7/1        517               605     -88      471
COOLING TOTAL       4                 4       0        4
 SINCE 1/1        875               544     331      776
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/200
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/240    DATE  10/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               24     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

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