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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1012 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 82 03/21/2012
LOW -7 03/08/1984
HIGHEST 72 03/07 76 03/19
LOWEST 11 03/02 10 03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.1 41.8 5.3 50.8
AVG. MINIMUM 29.3 26.4 2.9 29.8
MEAN 38.2 34.1 4.1 40.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 6.4 -2.4 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 22 22.7 -0.7 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.03 1936
MINIMUM 0.68 1910
TOTALS 6.33 2.89 3.44 1.85
DAYS >= .01 15 13
DAYS >= .10 10 5
DAYS >= .50 5 1
DAYS >= 1.00 3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 03/30 TO 03/31 0.58 03/05 TO 03/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 38.5 1936
TOTALS 4.5 14.1 -9.6 1.2
SINCE 7/1 92.5 92.9 -0.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1
DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.6 -2.6 0
DAYS >= 0.1 5 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 03/17 MM 03/04
03/01
03/08
24 HR TOTAL 3.4 03/16 TO 03/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 822 958 -136 758
SINCE 7/1 5623 5576 47 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/230
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/260 DATE 03/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 20
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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