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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
725 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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              82   03/21/2012
 LOW               -3   03/03/2003
HIGHEST            65   03/10                         82  03/21
LOWEST             17   03/04                         13  03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.0              42.0    -3.0     56.9
AVG. MINIMUM     26.8              26.0     0.8     37.9
MEAN             32.9              34.0    -1.1     47.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      9               5.9     3.1        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              22.9     2.1        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.2    -0.2        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.03   1936
 MINIMUM         0.68   1910
TOTALS           1.06              2.87   -1.81     1.86
DAYS >= .01        14                                 13
DAYS >= .10         4                                  7
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.29   03/27 TO 03/27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           38.5   1936
TOTALS            9.8              12.9    -3.1      1.5
SINCE 7/1        58.5              91.7   -33.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 3      -3        0
DAYS >= 1.0         4               3.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   03/04                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      3.3   03/03 TO 03/03

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     986               961      25      544
 SINCE 7/1       5306              5705    -399     4497
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        8
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        8
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/240
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/240    DATE  03/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               23     SLEET                      1
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      3

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

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...DRY CONDITIONS HIGHLIGHT AN UNEVENTFUL MARCH IN BUFFALO...

MARCH 2013 IN BUFFALO WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS A DRY
MONTH WITH VERY FEW NOTABLE WEATHER EVENTS. WHILE MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED AT THE BUFFALO-NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FOR FOURTEEN DAYS OF THE MONTH...ONLY FOUR DAYS SAW 0.10
INCH OR GREATER PRECIPITATION...WITH 0.29 INCH ON THE 27TH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH. AS A RESULT...ONLY 1.06 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL...MAKING MARCH 2013 THE 2ND DRIEST ON RECORD.

THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL OF 9.8 INCHES BRINGS THE SEASON TOTAL TO 58.5
INCHES WHICH IS 33.2 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE. NOTICEABLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF SNOW FROM LAKE EFFECT FELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO FROM THE 20TH THROUGH
THE 22ND...WHILE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IMPACTED ALL OF
WESTERN NEW YORK ON THE 27TH.

REGARDING TEMPERATURE...WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THIS MARCH WAS 32.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES
BELOW THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR
MARCH 2012 WAS 47.4 DEGREES...THE WARMEST ON RECORD. ALSO RECALL
THAT MARCH 2012 FEATURED SEVERAL DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
80S.

SUNSHINE WAS VERY TYPICAL FOR MARCH...WITH 45 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
POSSIBLE. THE LAKE ERIE TEMPERATURE HELD STEADY AT 32 DEGREES.

WHILE VERY DRY WEATHER PREVAILED IN MARCH...THE LATEST FORECAST FROM
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER SUGGESTS A TREND TOWARD SOMEWHAT
WETTER CONDITIONS IN APRIL.

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TJP