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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
516 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         62   1128 AM  88    1962  68     -6       63       
  MINIMUM         51    552 AM  35    1971  46      5       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.02 1904   0.09  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      1.32  -0.09     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.21                      6.65  -1.44     6.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.76                     11.03  -1.27    10.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1959   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                      22.2  -17.9     17.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     73.9                     100.3  -26.4    113.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         9     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       165    -50      203       
  SINCE MAR 1   1509                      1705   -196     1850       
  SINCE JUL 1   5638                      6558   -920     6651       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        16    -16        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        16    -16        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   546 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   830 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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