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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
513 AM EST WED MAR 22 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         34    328 PM  72    1921  45    -11       42       
  MINIMUM         20    652 AM  -2    1885  27     -7       29       
  AVERAGE         27                        36     -9       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.68   0.02     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.70                      1.68   0.02     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.25                      6.06   0.19     5.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.2  1998   0.5   -0.5      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                      12.5   -8.9     13.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                      12.5   -8.9     13.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.2                      90.6  -17.4    109.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        29      9       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  646                       688    -42      825       
  SINCE MAR 1    646                       688    -42      825       
  SINCE JUL 1   4775                      5541   -766     5626       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        83      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   625 PM EST   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   626 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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