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CDUS41 KBUF 172027
CLIBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
427 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 74 2:59 PM 87 1949 68 6 70
MINIMUM 60 6:13 AM 32 1956 49 11 53
1983
AVERAGE 67 58 9 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1953 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.09 1.75 0.34 1.54
SINCE MAR 1 14.00 8.01 5.99 6.25
SINCE JAN 1 18.67 13.85 4.82 10.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1923 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
TODAY 0 8 -8 3
MONTH TO DATE 249 171 78 127
SINCE MAR 1 1511 1713 -202 1400
SINCE JUL 1 6312 6330 -18 5676
COOLING
TODAY 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 8 -6 14
SINCE MAR 1 2 10 -8 16
SINCE JAN 1 2 10 -8 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM
LOWEST 71 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1889
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1981
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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