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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
832 AM 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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