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CLIBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
300 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM 87 1949 68 9 70
MINIMUM 60 MM 32 1956 49 11 53
1983
AVERAGE 69 58 11 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 8 -4 14
SINCE MAR 1 4 10 -6 16
SINCE JAN 1 4 10 -6 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM
LOWEST 60 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1889
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:49 AM EDT SUNSET 8:34 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM EDT SUNSET 8:35 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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