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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
520 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         26   1202 AM  75    2000  40    -14       36       
  MINIMUM         11   1105 AM  -7    1999  23    -12       29       
  AVERAGE         19                        31    -12       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.24 1931   0.08  -0.08     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.64  -0.44     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.64  -0.44     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      5.02  -0.08     3.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4           8.5  1931   0.6   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.4                       5.3    5.1      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.4                       5.3    5.1      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1    106.6                      83.4   23.2    104.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        34     12       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       281     41      177       
  SINCE MAR 1    322                       281     41      177       
  SINCE JUL 1   5123                      5134    -11     5115       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        73      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -3      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   611 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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