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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
520 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         35    419 PM  73    1990  43     -8       29       
  MINIMUM         21    631 AM   0    1960  25     -4       23       
  AVERAGE         28                        34     -6       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.76 2004   0.08  -0.08     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.28  -1.08     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      1.28  -1.08     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      5.66  -0.72     4.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            14.5  1956   0.5   -0.5     11.6     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                      10.0    2.8     13.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.8                      10.0    2.8     13.3     
  SINCE JUL 1    109.0                      88.1   20.9    117.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        31      6       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  657                       539    118      444       
  SINCE MAR 1    657                       539    118      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   5458                      5392     66     5382       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         0      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   621 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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