Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Buffalo weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Buffalo, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 98°F on 1988-07-08; its coldest fell to -13°F on 1994-02-10.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
67°F2005-01-13
-2°F1982-01-17
56°F2008-01-08
-12°F1984-01-21
February
67°F2018-02-21
3°F2015-02-20
52°F2017-02-23
-13°F1994-02-10
March
79°F1998-03-31
9°F1980-03-01
64°F1998-03-31
-10°F1980-03-01
April
92°F1990-04-28
26°F2007-04-06
66°F1990-04-29
13°F1982-04-07
May
91°F2020-05-26
41°F2020-05-09
76°F2018-05-31
29°F2020-05-09
June
93°F1988-06-25
50°F1992-06-21
77°F2008-06-07
38°F1986-06-03
July
98°F1988-07-08
65°F1984-07-07
81°F1993-07-06
48°F1992-07-22
August
92°F1988-08-03
60°F1986-08-28
80°F2006-08-02
41°F1982-08-29
September
91°F2007-09-06
48°F1993-09-30
76°F2013-09-11
32°F2000-09-29
October
84°F2019-10-01
38°F1993-10-31
68°F2016-10-18
22°F1988-10-31
November
80°F2022-11-05
21°F2018-11-22
62°F2022-11-05
11°F2018-11-23
December
70°F1982-12-03
6°F2004-12-20
59°F1982-12-03
-9°F1980-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
70°F1982-12-03
-2°F1982-01-17
59°F1982-12-03
-13°F1994-02-10
Spring (Mar–May)
92°F1990-04-28
9°F1980-03-01
76°F2018-05-31
-10°F1980-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
98°F1988-07-08
50°F1992-06-21
81°F1993-07-06
38°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
91°F2007-09-06
21°F2018-11-22
76°F2013-09-11
11°F2018-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Buffalo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 98°F 1988-07-08
Lowest -2°F 1982-01-17

Low

Highest 81°F 1993-07-06
Lowest -13°F 1994-02-10

Feels-like

Highest 118°F 1995-07-14
Lowest -36°F 1982-01-17

Humidity

Highest 24.1 g/m³ 2006-08-01
Lowest 0.6 g/m³ 1982-01-17

Wind

Highest 32 mph 2003-11-13
Lowest 3 mph 2009-08-13

Gust

Highest 72 mph 2018-04-04
Lowest 7 mph 1996-01-06

Precip

Wettest 3.22 in 2004-09-09
Driest 11-day dry spell 1999-04-24

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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