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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
515 AM EST THU MAR 16 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         39    217 PM  82    1990  42     -3       34       
  MINIMUM         30    135 AM   3    1992  25      5       18       
  AVERAGE         35                        34      1       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.35 1871   0.08  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      1.20   0.45     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.65                      1.20   0.45     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.20                      5.58   0.62     5.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5          14.0  1916   0.6   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       9.5   -7.2     12.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.3                       9.5   -7.2     12.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.9                      87.6  -15.7    109.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        31     -1       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       508    -76      620       
  SINCE MAR 1    432                       508    -76      620       
  SINCE JUL 1   4561                      5361   -800     5421       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.4                                         
                                                                     
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    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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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 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   619 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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