197  
CDUS41 KBUF 160732  
CLIBUF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
232 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 32 1:04 AM 67 1995 32 0 25  
MINIMUM 11 11:24 PM -12 1957 19 -8 16  
AVERAGE 22 25 -3 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.32 1.15 1918 0.11 0.21 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 1.73 0.03 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 5.62 5.48 0.14 4.27  
SINCE JAN 1 1.76 1.73 0.03 0.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 5.3 8.6 1918 0.8 4.5 1.6  
MONTH TO DATE 7.8 13.4 -5.6 8.1  
SINCE DEC 1 33.0 38.7 -5.7 30.1  
SINCE JUL 1 42.5 47.4 -4.9 31.3  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 40 3 44  
MONTH TO DATE 503 579 -76 605  
SINCE DEC 1 1662 1621 41 1589  
SINCE JUL 1 2844 2892 -48 2523  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 10:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 57 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -10 1982  
1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:43 AM EST SUNSET 5:07 PM EST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:42 AM EST SUNSET 5:08 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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