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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
518 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         73    134 PM  90    1970  62     11       53       
  MINIMUM         41    546 AM  26    1978  41      0       37       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1953   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.98                      5.42  -1.44     5.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.53                      9.80  -1.27    10.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1908   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                      21.8  -17.5     17.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.9                      99.9  -26.0    113.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        13     -5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        13     -5       20       
  SINCE MAR 1   1402                      1553   -151     1667       
  SINCE JUL 1   5531                      6406   -875     6468       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      2001                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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