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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
528 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1830 TO 2006

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    326 PM  66    2000  36    -10       26       
  MINIMUM          6    625 AM  -6    1993  20    -14       11       
  AVERAGE         16                        28    -12       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.80 1997   0.08   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      1.96   0.10     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.85                      7.03  -1.18     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      4.30   0.18     4.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.2           5.3  1953   0.7    2.5      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE   27.8                      21.5    6.3     24.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     60.8                      69.2   -8.4     91.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      77.4   -8.8     92.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        37     12       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  969                      1080   -111     1055       
  SINCE DEC 1   3015                      3432   -417     3487       
  SINCE JUL 1   4079                      4816   -737     4765       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 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 (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -4      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2006......SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   600 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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