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CLIROC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
256 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 78 1:37 PM 90 1962 70 8 81
MINIMUM 47 2:05 AM 30 1959 48 -1 59
AVERAGE 63 59 4 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.40 3.45 1974 0.09 0.31 0.27
MONTH TO DATE 1.89 1.41 0.48 2.21
SINCE MAR 1 11.86 6.89 4.97 8.02
SINCE JAN 1 17.20 11.57 5.63 12.03
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1884 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 6.5 21.0 -14.5 6.0
SINCE JUL 1 114.1 102.0 12.1 88.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 7 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 237 152 85 122
SINCE MAR 1 1467 1625 -158 1378
SINCE JUL 1 6356 6145 211 5701
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 7
SINCE MAR 1 3 15 -12 7
SINCE JAN 1 3 15 -12 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 PM
LOWEST 39 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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