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Climate data for Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport), 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1871–present[b] | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
71 (22) |
82 (28) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
92 (33) |
80 (27) |
74 (23) |
99 (37) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.4 (13.6) |
54.5 (12.5) |
66.0 (18.9) |
77.9 (25.5) |
84.3 (29.1) |
88.1 (31.2) |
89.5 (31.9) |
88.5 (31.4) |
86.4 (30.2) |
77.9 (25.5) |
67.4 (19.7) |
56.8 (13.8) |
91.5 (33.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.1 (0.1) |
33.3 (0.7) |
41.8 (5.4) |
54.7 (12.6) |
67.4 (19.7) |
75.6 (24.2) |
80.2 (26.8) |
79.0 (26.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
59.6 (15.3) |
47.8 (8.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
56.8 (13.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.5 (−3.6) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
34.1 (1.2) |
45.6 (7.6) |
57.9 (14.4) |
66.9 (19.4) |
71.7 (22.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
63.4 (17.4) |
51.7 (10.9) |
41.0 (5.0) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
48.8 (9.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.0 (−7.2) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
36.5 (2.5) |
48.3 (9.1) |
58.1 (14.5) |
63.1 (17.3) |
61.7 (16.5) |
54.5 (12.5) |
43.9 (6.6) |
34.2 (1.2) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
40.9 (4.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 0.8 (−17.3) |
1.7 (−16.8) |
9.3 (−12.6) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
35.6 (2.0) |
45.6 (7.6) |
52.8 (11.6) |
51.0 (10.6) |
41.0 (5.0) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
−2.8 (−19.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −16 (−27) |
−20 (−29) |
−7 (−22) |
5 (−15) |
25 (−4) |
35 (2) |
43 (6) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
20 (−7) |
2 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
−20 (−29) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.35 (85) |
2.49 (63) |
2.89 (73) |
3.37 (86) |
3.37 (86) |
3.37 (86) |
3.23 (82) |
3.23 (82) |
4.10 (104) |
4.03 (102) |
3.50 (89) |
3.75 (95) |
40.68 (1,033) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 26.7 (68) |
18.1 (46) |
14.1 (36) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
7.8 (20) |
25.3 (64) |
95.4 (242) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 10.8 (27) |
8.4 (21) |
7.6 (19) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3.7 (9.4) |
9.0 (23) |
15.5 (39) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.2 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 165.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 16.4 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 59.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76.0 | 75.9 | 73.3 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 68.1 | 72.1 | 74.0 | 72.9 | 75.8 | 77.6 | 72.4 |
Average dew point °F (°C) | 16.9 (−8.4) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
33.4 (0.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
54.1 (12.3) |
59.0 (15.0) |
58.8 (14.9) |
52.5 (11.4) |
41.7 (5.4) |
32.7 (0.4) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
38.2 (3.5) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 91.3 | 108.0 | 163.7 | 204.7 | 258.3 | 287.1 | 306.7 | 266.4 | 207.6 | 159.4 | 84.4 | 69.0 | 2,206.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 49 |
Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather Atlas[4] |
- ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
- ^ Official records for Buffalo kept January 1871 to June 1943 at downtown and at Buffalo Niagara Int'l since July 1943. For more information, see Threadex
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "WMO Climate Normals for Buffalo/Greater Buffalo, NY 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Buffalo, New York, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved July 3, 2019.