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CXUS51 KBUF 091555
CLMBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1233 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2026
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..THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 99 08/27/1948
LOW 38 08/29/1982
08/30/1965
HIGHEST 88 08/01 91 08/10
08/05
08/11
08/12
LOWEST 53 08/29 43 08/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.0 79.0 0.0 79.5
AVG. MINIMUM 62.5 61.7 0.8 59.6
MEAN 70.7 70.4 0.3 69.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.7 -0.7 3
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 10.67 1977
MINIMUM 0.05 1876
TOTALS 3.66 3.23 0.43 2.35
DAYS >= .01 13 6
DAYS >= .10 7 5
DAYS >= .50 3 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.20 08/02 TO 08/03 0.95 08/17 TO 08/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 3 13 -10 29
SINCE 7/1 8 14 -6 MM
COOLING TOTAL 189 178 11 179
SINCE 1/1 568 535 33 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/240 DATE 08/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 33/230 DATE 08/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.. QUIET AUGUST
PLEASANT SUMMER DAYS WERE PLENTIFUL THIS MONTH OF AUGUST WITH JUST A
FEW ROUNDS OF STORMS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. SEVERAL AFTERNOONS DID
PRODUCE HUMID CONDITIONS, BUT NO LONG STRETCHES OF HEAT OR HUMIDITY.
HEAVY RAIN FROM STORMS FOCUSED ON AREAS TO THE NORTH OF BUFFALO
THROUGH THE MONTH WITH DAMAGING FLOODS ACROSS THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA
EARLY IN THE MONTH.
THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 70.7°F FOR THE MONTH. TEMPERATURES WERE
REMARKABLY STEADY FOR THE MONTH WITH ALL BUT TWO DAYS AVERAGING 5
DEGREES OR LESS FROM THEIR DAILY NORMAL. THE WARMEST DAYS OCCURRED
EARLY IN THE MONTH WITH 88°F READING ON THE 1ST AND AGAIN ON THE
5TH. THE 16 DAYS THAT REACHED 80F OR HIGHER ARE ONE DAY GREATER THAN
THE AIRPORT NORMAL FOR AUGUST. THERE WERE 17 DAYS AVERAGING ABOVE
THEIR DAILY NORMAL, CLUSTERED MORE TOWARDS THE FRONT END OF THE
MONTH.
PRECIPITATION TOTALED 3.66 INCHES FOR THE MONTH WHICH IS A LITTLE
MORE THAN FOUR-TENTHS OF AN INCH ABOVE NORMAL. FIVE OF THE PAST 6
MONTHS HAVE FEATURED ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE WETTEST DAY
OCCURRED ON THE 2ND WHEN MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A WARM FRONT PASSAGE POURED UPON BUFFALO,
TOTALING 1.15 INCHES, THOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PRECIPITATION FELL
TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WITH UP TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE
NORTHTOWNS AND THREE TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS NIAGARA COUNTY. THE
LONGEST STRETCH WITHOUT A TRACE OR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WAS FOUR
DAYS, OCCURRING FROM THE 13TH THROUGH THE 16TH.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THAT CLOSED OFF FROM THE
MAIN FLOW STARTED THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WITH A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW
BRINGING WARMTH AND GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION. IT WAS A WARM START TO THE MONTH WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 80S ON SATURDAY THE 1ST, WHILE THE 2ND FEATURED ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS
STARTING JUST PAST THE NOONTIME HOUR ON THE 2ND BROUGHT FLOODING
RAINS TO SEVERAL TOWNS IN NIAGARA COUNTY. FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT
PASSAGE EARLY ON THE 3RD, LOWER HUMIDITY AND A COOLER AIRMASS SPREAD
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. SUMMER'S WARMTH AND HUMIDITY SLOWLY BUILT
BACK THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, WITH MORE DOWNPOURS OF RAIN
OCCURRING ON THE 7TH AND 8TH. ON THE 12TH A LINE OF STORMS ACROSS
THE FINGER LAKES REGION BROUGHT A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. GARDEN
VARIETY THUNDERSTORMS DOTTED THE REGION MID MONTH. THE FIRST TASTE
OF AUTUMN OCCURRED ON THE 24TH WHEN THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED
ONLY INTO THE UPPER 60S. THIS WAS THE COOLEST DAY IN 10 WEEKS. LAKE
EFFECT AND TERRAIN INFLUENCED RAIN SHOWERS OCCURRED TO THE SOUTH OF
BUFFALO ON THE 24TH AND 25TH. THE MONTH ENDED WITH A WARM FRONT
USHERING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF THE 31ST. AROUND A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN
FELL ACROSS THE BUFFALO REGION, BUT TO THE EAST THROUGH GENESEE
COUNTY AND INTO THE GENESEE VALLEY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH WERE
COMMON.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE ON LAKE ERIE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 74°F AND 76°F
THROUGH THE MONTH. THE WIND SPEEDS AVERAGED JUST BELOW NORMAL, AND
THE HIGHEST GUST WAS JUST 33 MPH ON THE 27TH. THIS IS THE LIGHTEST
PEAK MONTHLY GUST SINCE JULY OF 2018 WHEN A GUST OF WIND REACHED
JUST 31 MPH.
IN ALL, A RELATIVELY QUIET MONTH OF AUGUST LACKING MUCH EXTREME
TEMPERATURE.
THOMAS
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