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CLIBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
238 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 68 1:46 AM 90 2021 69 -1 61
MINIMUM 48 11:59 PM 32 1907 50 -2 38
AVERAGE 58 59 -1 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.31 1894 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 2.08 0.58 1.54
SINCE MAR 1 14.57 8.34 6.23 6.25
SINCE JAN 1 19.24 14.18 5.06 10.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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 7 7 0 15
MONTH TO DATE 256 192 64 168
SINCE MAR 1 1518 1734 -216 1441
SINCE JUL 1 6319 6351 -32 5717
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 24 11 13 14
SINCE MAR 1 24 13 11 16
SINCE JAN 1 24 13 11 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM
LOWEST 57 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 33 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM EDT SUNSET 8:37 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM EDT SUNSET 8:38 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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