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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
516 AM EST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1830 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         25    359 AM  68    1991  37    -12       53       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM  -3    1980  21     -3       41       
  AVERAGE         22                        29     -7       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.11 1914   0.08  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.16   0.01      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      0.16   0.01      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.91                      4.54   0.37     3.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7          14.0  1914   0.7    1.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.4                       1.4    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.4                       1.4    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1    105.6                      79.5   26.1    104.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      13                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        36      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        72      9       40       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        72      9       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   4882                      4925    -43     4978       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        65      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -1      2003                    
                                             1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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