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CDUS41 KBUF 172032  
CLIBUF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
432 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 50 2:58 PM 87 1949 68 -18 57  
MINIMUM 40 8:06 AM 32 1956 49 -9 46  
1983  
AVERAGE 45 58 -13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1953 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.72 1.75 -1.03 0.96  
SINCE MAR 1 9.34 8.01 1.33 5.96  
SINCE JAN 1 16.03 13.85 2.18 14.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.0 16.6 -6.6 11.5  
SINCE JUL 1 133.6 95.4 38.2 97.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 8 12 13  
MONTH TO DATE 200 171 29 124  
SINCE MAR 1 1581 1713 -132 1522  
SINCE JUL 1 5641 6330 -689 5606  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 29  
SINCE MAR 1 6 10 -4 29  
SINCE JAN 1 6 10 -4 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1889  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:49 AM EDT SUNSET 8:34 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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