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CXUS51 KBUF 060115
CLMBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
926 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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 97 06/29/1933
LOW 35 06/01/1945
HIGHEST 90 06/30 89 06/27
LOWEST 45 06/02 43 06/01
06/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 75.9 75.6 0.3 77.4
AVG. MINIMUM 58.0 58.1 -0.1 61.0
MEAN 66.9 66.9 0.0 69.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.7 0.3 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.67 1928
MINIMUM 0.11 1955
TOTALS 5.41 3.37 2.04 3.35
DAYS >= .01 9 10
DAYS >= .10 7 7
DAYS >= .50 5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.70 06/17 TO 06/18 0.93 06/30 TO 06/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 92.5 95.4 -2.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 0.1 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 33 54 -21 27
SINCE 7/1 6420 6467 -47 MM
COOLING TOTAL 97 110 -13 164
SINCE 1/1 123 144 -21 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/240
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/240 DATE 06/06
56/230 06/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.. COMFORTABLE START TO SUMMER
JUNE 2026 WAS A COMFORTABLE START TO SUMMER WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
REMAINING AT BAY FOR MUCH OF THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THERE WERE TWO
BRIEF STRETCHES OF SUMMER'S HEAT AND HUMIDITY, ONE FROM THE 8TH TO
THE 11TH, AND A SECOND THE FINAL THREE DAYS OF THE MONTH. IT WAS
ALSO A WET MONTH, WITH THE RAINFALL DEPARTURE OVER TWO INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL.
THE 66.9° AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THIS MONTH WAS EXACTLY NORMAL. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AVERAGED A FEW TENTHS OF A DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL,
WHILE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AVERAGED A TENTH OF A DEGREE BELOW
NORMAL. FOR THE MONTH, 13 DAYS AVERAGED ABOVE THEIR DAILY NORMAL
TEMPERATURE, WHILE 17 DAYS FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
THERE WAS ONE NEW RECORD TEMPERATURE ESTABLISHED, THIS ON THE 10TH
WHEN THE THERMOMETER LOWERED TO JUST 69°, TYING THE FORMER WARMEST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE LAST SET IN 1936.
PRECIPITATION TOTALED 5.41 INCHES FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS JUST OVER
TWO INCHES ABOVE NORMAL, AND IS THE 14TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD. FOR
THE CALENDAR YEAR, THE 26.28 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RANKS 3RD
WETTEST START TO THE YEAR, TRAILING ONLY THE YEARS 1892/ 27.89" AND
2011/ 26.90". THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL WAS TWO
DAYS LESS THAN NORMAL, WHILE ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE NUMBER OF DAYS
WITH HALF INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION WAS 5, TRAILING THE RECORD
OF 6 THAT WAS SET MULTIPLE TIMES, THE LAST TIME IN 2013. WHILE
AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN FELL ON THE 14TH FROM SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, THERE OCCURRED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF PRECIPITATION ON
THE 18TH FROM LONGER DURATION SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE 1.68
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION ON THE 18TH SET A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR THAT
DATE, BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.59" SET IN 1883.
OVERALL, FOR JUNE LONG DURATIONS OF EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES OCCURRED THROUGH THE MONTH. AFTER A COOL START TO THE
MONTH, INCLUDING JUST 69°F ON THE 1ST A MODERATING TREND IN
TEMPERATURES OCCURRED, WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH BY THE 4TH. IT WAS
NOT UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK THAT HUMIDITY BEGAN TO INCREASE, WITH A
BRIEF PERIOD OF UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS ON THE 10TH AND 11TH. ALSO,
ON BOTH THE 10TH AND 11TH A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
OCCURRED WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. A COOL
PERIOD OCCURRED MID-MONTH AND THROUGH THE 4TH WEEK OF JUNE. PLEASANT
DAYS IN THE 70S AND COOL OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES MADE FOR GOOD
SLEEPING WEATHER. THE 18TH PROVED TO BE QUITE EVENTFUL WITH AN OUT
OF SEASON VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVERHEAD. THIS AIDED IN MORNING
THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE, TRANSPORTING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN
TO THE SURFACE. ADDITIONALLY, THESE STORMS BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO
NEAR THE AIRPORT WITH SEVERAL FLOODED ROADS NEAR THE AIRPORT. BEHIND
THESE STORMS, STRONG WINDS GUSTED THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE 40 TO LOW 50 MPH RANGE. THIS BROUGHT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. A WARM FRONT BROUGHT
AFTERNOON STORMS TO THE BUFFALO REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON OF THE
25TH. A MORE SUMMER-LIKE AIRMASS SETTLED INTO WESTERN NEW YORK BY
THE 28TH OF THE MONTH WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY SOON FOLLOWING. THE
FINAL DAY OF JUNE REACHED 90°F WITH UNCOMFORTABLE LEVELS OF
HUMIDITY.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE ON LAKE ERIE ROSE FROM THE UPPER 50S AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH TO 70 DEGREES THE FINAL DAY. THIS 70° READING
IS THREE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THE MONTH, AVERAGING 9.5 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUST, 56 MPH,
OCCURRED ON BOTH THE 6TH (LAKE BREEZE) AND THE 18TH (SYNOPTIC
WIND).
IN ALL, A COMFORTABLE SUMMER MONTH WITH A FEW SHORT DURATION PERIODS
OF HEAT.
THOMAS
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