Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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CXUS51 KBUF 011434
CLMBUF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1034 AM EDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE BUFFALO NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
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 90 08/27 85 08/06
LOWEST 53 08/22 52 08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.6 79.0 0.6 76.6
AVG. MINIMUM 62.5 61.7 0.8 61.2
MEAN 71.1 70.4 0.7 68.9
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 10.67 1977
MINIMUM 0.05 1876
TOTALS 2.38 3.23 -0.85 3.12
DAYS >= .01 11 16
DAYS >= .10 9 8
DAYS >= .50 1 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.70 08/05 TO 08/06 1.03 08/06 TO 08/07
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 8 13 -5 5
SINCE 7/1 8 14 -6 MM
COOLING TOTAL 203 178 25 134
SINCE 1/1 746 535 211 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/250
26/230
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 08/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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... A MORE TYPICAL MONTH FOR A CHANGE ...
A LONG DURATION OF INCREDIBLE WARMTH THAT STARTED LATE IN 2023
FINALLY BUCKLED THIS MONTH, WITH AIR TEMPERATURES FINISHING LESS
THAN A DEGREE FROM NORMAL. THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH WITHIN PLUS OR
MINUS 1 DEGREE OF NORMAL SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2023. THE NOTABLE WEATHER
MAKER THIS MONTH WAS A SHORT LIVED TORNADO THAT CROSSED SEVERAL
BLOCKS WITHIN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO ON AUGUST 5TH.
THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 71.1F THIS MONTH WHICH IS LESS THAN A
DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE 13 DAYS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE THIS
MONTH IS THE GREATEST FOR ANY MONTH SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THE AIR TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 8 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL ON THE 20TH, THE GREATEST NEGATIVE DEPARTURE FOR THE
MONTH. A WEEK LATER, THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS
RECORDED WITH 90F AT THE AIRPORT. THIS IS THE FOURTH 90 READING
THIS SUMMER.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH TOTALED 2.38 INCHES WHICH IS ALMOST AN
INCH BELOW NORMAL. A DRY SPELL MID-MONTH FROM THE 10TH THROUGH THE
30TH, WITH JUST A HALF INCH OF PRECIPITATION DID ALLOW FOR SOME
DRYING OF AREA VEGETATION. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO END
THE MONTH RETURNED MOISTURE TO THE GROUND, THOUGH THE GROUND STILL
REMAINED DRY WITH A LIGHT SHADE OF BROWN TO AREA VEGETATION.
AUGUST BEGAN ON A HUMID NOTE, WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BLOSSOMING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE FIRST RAINFALL AT THE BUFFALO
AIRPORT HELD OFF TILL THE 2ND AS A WARM FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY CROSSED THE REGION EARLY IN THE
MORNING ON THE 2ND. ANOTHER SYSTEM BROUGHT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AIRPORT ON THE 3RD OF THE MONTH. COOLER AIR
BEGAN TO POUR OVER WESTERN NEW YORK ON THE 5TH. ALONG A LAKE BREEZE
BOUNDARY A TORNADO, WITH INITIAL ROOTS NEAR FORT ERIE CANADA,
QUICKLY PASSED OVER THE CITY OF BUFFALO. THIS 1.4 MILE TORNADO WAS
RATED EF-1 WITH SOME DAMAGE TO AREA HOMES, BUSINESSES, TREES AND
PROPERTY. NOT SOON AFTER THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DEBBY PASSED
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK ON THE 9TH. THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM
DEBBY REMAINED ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES, THOUGH A
CONVERGENT BOUNDARY ALONG A STALLED FRONT DID PROVIDE FOR AN INCH OR
TWO OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. AFTER THIS
EVENT THE WEATHER REMAINED FAIRLY QUIET FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
MONTH FOR THE IMMEDIATE BUFFALO AREA. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE ON THE 11TH, AND A FEW
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND BOSTON HILLS ON
THE 17TH ROUNDED OUT THE MONTH.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE ON LAKE ERIE HIT A PEAK FOR THE SEASON OF 78F
ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF THE MONTH. THEREAFTER A STEADY COOL DOWN TO
71F OCCURRED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH. THE WINDS WERE JUST
A TAD BELOW NORMAL, AND THE STRONGEST GUST WAS FROM THE WEST AT 40
MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS OF THE 10TH.
IN ALL A TREND TO MORE TYPICAL TEMPERATURES TO CLOSE OUT A TOP 10
WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD.
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THOMAS
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