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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
754 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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   09/03/1953
 LOW               28   09/28/1947
HIGHEST            86   09/03                         89  09/03
LOWEST             39   09/24                         41  09/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.4              71.6     0.8     72.7
AVG. MINIMUM     51.5              52.0    -0.5     55.9
MEAN             62.0              61.8     0.2     64.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        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         6.30   1977
 MINIMUM         0.28   1960
TOTALS           4.45              3.38    1.07     3.77
DAYS >= .01        11                                 16
DAYS >= .10         7                                  7
DAYS >= .50         2                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.64   09/04 TO 09/05           09/28 TO 09/28
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      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   09/30 TO 09/30           09/30 TO 09/30
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30
                                                          09/30 TO 09/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     145               147      -2       86
 SINCE 7/1        152               181     -29       95
COOLING TOTAL      62                50      12       76
 SINCE 1/1        797               534     263      694
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/320
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/330    DATE  09/14

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

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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