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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
522 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         53    116 PM  66    1876  39     14       43       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM   1    1960  22      4       30       
  AVERAGE         40                        31      9       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.00 1932   0.08  -0.05     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.56  -0.36     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.56  -0.36     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      4.94   0.00     3.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.5  1932   0.6   -0.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.0                       4.7    5.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     10.0                       4.7    5.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1    106.2                      82.8   23.4    104.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        34     -9       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       247     29      145       
  SINCE MAR 1    276                       247     29      145       
  SINCE JUL 1   5077                      5100    -23     5083       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        75      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -7      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   610 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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