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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
239 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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   08/28/1948
                        08/26/1948
 LOW               36   08/30/1965
HIGHEST            93   08/31                         88  08/01
LOWEST             51   08/30                         49  08/29
                        08/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.2              79.1     2.1     79.0
AVG. MINIMUM     59.9              59.5     0.4     60.3
MEAN             70.6              69.3     1.3     69.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               1.4     0.6        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         7.26   1886
 MINIMUM         0.36   1876
TOTALS           2.73              3.47   -0.74     5.61
DAYS >= .01         6                                 10
DAYS >= .10         3                                  8
DAYS >= .50         2                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.70   08/05 TO 08/05           08/13 TO 08/14
                                                          08/31 TO 08/31
                                                          08/31 TO 08/31

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   08/31 TO 08/31           08/31 TO 08/31
                                                          08/31 TO 08/31
                                                          08/31 TO 08/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       7                22     -15        9
 SINCE 7/1          7                34     -27        9
COOLING TOTAL     189               155      34      161
 SINCE 1/1        735               484     251      618
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/250
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/250    DATE  08/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     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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