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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY                                  
520 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         68   1233 PM  90    1962  69     -1       55       
  MINIMUM         51    154 AM  29    1956  47      4       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1991   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      1.50  -0.27     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.21                      6.83  -1.62     6.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.76                     11.21  -1.45    10.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   0.0    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        5                         8     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       181    -51      241       
  SINCE MAR 1   1524                      1721   -197     1888       
  SINCE JUL 1   5653                      6574   -921     6689       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        18    -18        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        18    -18        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   831 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 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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