215  
CDUS41 KBUF 162123  
CLIROC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
423 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 27 3:59 PM 56 1953 33 -6 25  
MINIMUM 13 1:26 AM -17 1994 19 -6 19  
AVERAGE 20 26 -6 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.76 1890 0.08 -0.06 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.36 0.56 0.57  
SINCE DEC 1 5.04 4.03 1.01 3.05  
SINCE JAN 1 1.92 1.36 0.56 0.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.6 9.0 1959 0.9 -0.3 1.0  
MONTH TO DATE 12.0 14.0 -2.0 15.7  
SINCE DEC 1 49.8 36.3 13.5 36.9  
SINCE JUL 1 56.8 44.5 12.3 36.9  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 45 39 6 43  
MONTH TO DATE 542 609 -67 640  
SINCE DEC 1 1702 1633 69 1629  
SINCE JUL 1 2980 2873 107 2623  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 56 1913  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -10 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM EST SUNSET 5:02 PM EST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM EST SUNSET 5:04 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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