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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
512 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         55    446 PM  90    1962  69    -14       80       
  MINIMUM         35    516 AM  29    1956  47    -12       44       
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.79 1991   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      1.50  -0.79     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.25                      6.83  -0.58     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.99                     11.21  -0.22    10.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     17.4                      22.2   -4.8     21.4     
  SINCE JUL 1    113.6                     100.3   13.3    125.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         8     12        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       181     60      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1888                      1721    167     1522       
  SINCE JUL 1   6689                      6574    115     6460       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       30       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        18    -18       32       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        18    -18       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   831 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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