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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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