Thermograph

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

Buffalo, New York, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Buffalo, New York, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 96°F on 1988-07-07; its coldest fell to -12°F on 2015-02-16.

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
60°F1995-01-14
1°F1994-01-19
52°F2008-01-08
-8°F1982-01-17
February
64°F2017-02-24
3°F2015-02-20
49°F2018-02-20
-12°F2015-02-16
March
76°F2012-03-21
9°F2003-03-03
55°F1998-03-31
-3°F2015-03-06
April
80°F1990-04-28
23°F1982-04-06
57°F2002-04-17
12°F1982-04-07
May
88°F2006-05-30
40°F2020-05-09
68°F2018-05-31
29°F2020-05-12
June
93°F2005-06-27
52°F1992-06-21
73°F2025-06-22
39°F2003-06-02
July
96°F1988-07-07
61°F1992-07-31
76°F2013-07-19
47°F2001-07-02
August
94°F2012-08-04
59°F1986-08-28
78°F2006-08-02
43°F1982-08-29
September
92°F2002-09-09
48°F1993-09-30
73°F2016-09-08
34°F1991-09-30
October
86°F2023-10-04
38°F2008-10-29
67°F2018-10-09
27°F1990-10-29
November
73°F2020-11-09
22°F2018-11-22
59°F1982-11-02
12°F2018-11-23
December
65°F1982-12-03
9°F2017-12-31
54°F1982-12-03
3°F2002-12-03

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)
65°F1982-12-03
1°F1994-01-19
54°F1982-12-03
-12°F2015-02-16
Spring (Mar–May)
88°F2006-05-30
9°F2003-03-03
68°F2018-05-31
-3°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
96°F1988-07-07
52°F1992-06-21
78°F2006-08-02
39°F2003-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
92°F2002-09-09
22°F2018-11-22
73°F2016-09-08
12°F2018-11-23

All-time records

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

High

Highest 96°F 1988-07-07
Lowest 1°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 78°F 2006-08-02
Lowest -12°F 2015-02-16

Feels-like

Highest 115°F 2016-08-13
Lowest -35°F 1982-01-17

Humidity

Highest 22.0 g/m³ 2019-07-20
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 2015-02-16

Wind

Highest 35 mph 2008-01-30
Lowest 3 mph 2020-01-31

Precip

Wettest 2.75 in 2004-09-09
Driest 21-day dry spell 1987-03-04

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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