Buffalo, NY

New York · Records since 1873–2026

☀️ 74°F
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Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

87°F

September 11, 1952

+13° from 74° normal

❄ Record Low

39°F

September 11, 1967

-17° from 56° normal
🌞 Normal high: 74°F 🌑 Normal low: 56°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Buffalo

🔥
99°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 27, 1948
❄
-20°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 2, 1961
🌧
5.01"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 22, 1987
☃
33.9"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 10, 1995

First & Last Dates — Buffalo

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
224 days
Longest growing season
1902
122 days
Shortest growing season
1963
182 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 87°F September 11, 1952
2 87°F September 11, 1947
3 86°F September 11, 2013
4 86°F September 11, 1961
5 85°F September 11, 1925
6 84°F September 11, 1944
7 84°F September 11, 1906
8 84°F September 11, 1900
9 83°F September 11, 1982
10 82°F September 11, 2003

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 39°F September 11, 1967
2 40°F September 11, 1995
3 40°F September 11, 1883
4 41°F September 11, 1918
5 41°F September 11, 1879
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1873–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Buffalo

threshold: 86°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
91°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
9
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1878–2026
1
2026 so far
4
Avg/year 1970–2025
5
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
20
Most in a year (1955)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Buffalo

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 1, 2020 – Jul 10, 2020 10 98°F (Jul 9) 92°F 70°F
2 Aug 27, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 9 98°F (Sep 3) 91°F 69°F
3 Jun 24, 1963 – Jul 2, 1963 9 94°F (Jun 30) 90°F 60°F
4 Jul 3, 1897 – Jul 10, 1897 8 95°F (Jul 10) 90°F 73°F
5 Aug 29, 1973 – Sep 5, 1973 8 90°F (Sep 4) 87°F 70°F
6 Aug 13, 1995 – Aug 20, 1995 8 90°F (Aug 19) 88°F 67°F
7 Jul 4, 1988 – Jul 10, 1988 7 97°F (Jul 6) 94°F 66°F
8 Aug 4, 2001 – Aug 10, 2001 7 93°F (Aug 5) 89°F 69°F
9 Jun 16, 2024 – Jun 22, 2024 7 93°F (Jun 18) 89°F 70°F
10 Jul 22, 1963 – Jul 28, 1963 7 91°F (Jul 25) 88°F 64°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

44
2026 total
above-normal nights
41.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1871–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1871, annual totals have trended +0.39" per decade, about +6.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Buffalo is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

127 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

34.61"
2026 YTD
Normal: 26.45"
+8.16"
3.36"
September so far
September normal: 4.10"
-0.74"
10
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Buffalo is 8.16" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Jun 1 – Aug 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
70.2°F
Average temperature
31st-warmest of 153
+0.5°
vs. average
Normal: 69.7°F (1991–2020)
10.38"
Precipitation
52nd-wettest of 154
+0.56"
vs. average
Normal: 9.82" · 106% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Jun 1 – Aug 31

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.21° per decade (warming since 1874)

Precipitation by Year — Jun 1 – Aug 31

1871–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.09" per decade (wetter since 1871)

Warmest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2005 73.2°F
2 2020 72.8°F
3 1949 72.7°F
4 2021 72.7°F
5 2016 72.5°F
6 1955 72.3°F
7 1995 71.8°F
8 2024 71.8°F
9 2012 71.8°F
10 2018 71.5°F

Coolest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1927 64.1°F
2 1926 65.2°F
3 1885 65.4°F
4 1992 65.5°F
5 1912 65.6°F
6 1883 65.7°F
7 1907 65.8°F
8 1903 65.8°F
9 1882 65.9°F
10 1924 65.9°F

Wettest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1885 20.65"
2 1977 17.10"
3 1892 16.93"
4 1963 15.08"
5 1992 14.93"
6 1987 14.83"
7 1975 14.48"
8 1928 14.25"
9 1871 13.95"
10 2013 13.53"

Driest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1899 3.81"
2 1933 4.07"
3 1936 4.10"
4 1934 4.11"
5 2001 4.22"
6 1929 4.50"
7 1921 4.74"
8 2012 4.79"
9 1919 4.91"
10 1935 5.16"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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