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CLIBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
256 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE BUFFALO 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 77 12:17 PM 89 1991 68 9 74
MINIMUM 46 2:36 AM 32 1936 48 -2 63
AVERAGE 62 58 4 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.38 1.36 1893 0.10 0.28 0.23
MONTH TO DATE 2.09 1.64 0.45 1.54
SINCE MAR 1 14.00 7.90 6.10 6.25
SINCE JAN 1 18.67 13.74 4.93 10.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1959 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 4.5 16.6 -12.1 1.3
SINCE JUL 1 92.5 95.4 -2.9 77.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 249 163 86 124
SINCE MAR 1 1511 1705 -194 1397
SINCE JUL 1 6312 6322 -10 5673
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 14
SINCE MAR 1 0 9 -9 16
SINCE JAN 1 0 9 -9 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM
LOWEST 40 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 87 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1956
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:49 AM EDT SUNSET 8:34 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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