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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
513 AM EST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         34    312 PM  82    1990  42     -8       39       
  MINIMUM         18    640 AM   3    1992  25     -7       27       
  AVERAGE         26                        34     -8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1871   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.20  -1.00     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      1.20  -1.00     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      5.58  -0.64     3.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          14.0  1916   0.6   -0.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       9.5    3.3      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.8                       9.5    3.3      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1    109.0                      87.6   21.4    105.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        31      8       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  620                       508    112      405       
  SINCE MAR 1    620                       508    112      405       
  SINCE JUL 1   5421                      5361     60     5343       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        73      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   620 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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