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Buffalo, NY

42.940°N, 78.736°W · station BUFthr · 154 years of record
65°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Buffalo.
48°SAT10/1759°SUN10/1864°MON10/1965°TUE10/2064°WED10/2165°THU10/2264°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Buffalo — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#31 / 153
warmest Oct 20 in 153 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

77°F
set in 1963

Coolest Oct 20 ever

36°F
set in 1940
Forecast high 65°F — 31st warmest Oct 20 of 153 years · record 77°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
1873: 41°F1874: 60°F1875: 55°F1876: 63°F1877: 48°F1878: 58°F1879: 58°F1880: 39°F1881: 54°F1882: 48°F1883: 59°F1884: 61°F1885: 65°F1886: 71°F1887: 61°F1888: 55°F1889: 59°F1890: 50°F1891: 50°F1892: 60°F1893: 65°F1894: 72°F1895: 37°F1896: 43°F1897: 62°F1898: 68°F1899: 47°F1900: 62°F1901: 52°F1902: 56°F1903: 61°F1904: 76°F1905: 65°F1906: 59°F1907: 43°F1908: 63°F1909: 50°F1910: 71°F1911: 67°F1912: 62°F1913: 52°F1914: 63°F1915: 66°F1916: 65°F1917: 42°F1918: 56°F1919: 54°F1920: 72°F1921: 52°F1922: 40°F1923: 51°F1924: 57°F1925: 42°F1926: 38°F1927: 63°F1928: 61°F1929: 72°F1930: 41°F1931: 63°F1932: 60°F1933: 54°F1934: 54°F1935: 61°F1936: 62°F1937: 53°F1938: 56°F1939: 66°F1940: 36°F1941: 60°F1942: 53°F1943: 56°F1944: 60°F1945: 58°F1946: 47°F1947: 69°F1948: 50°F1949: 69°F1950: 58°F1951: 54°F1952: 48°F1953: 73°F1954: 51°F1955: 59°F1956: 63°F1957: 56°F1958: 68°F1959: 61°F1960: 51°F1961: 61°F1962: 66°F1963: 77°F1964: 54°F1965: 71°F1966: 51°F1967: 55°F1968: 66°F1969: 64°F1970: 63°F1971: 76°F1972: 39°F1973: 53°F1974: 37°F1975: 53°F1976: 47°F1977: 56°F1978: 55°F1979: 76°F1980: 53°F1981: 62°F1982: 71°F1983: 54°F1984: 75°F1985: 51°F1986: 58°F1987: 66°F1988: 54°F1989: 45°F1990: 60°F1991: 48°F1992: 37°F1993: 61°F1994: 66°F1995: 71°F1996: 48°F1997: 54°F1998: 58°F1999: 56°F2000: 60°F2001: 61°F2002: 53°F2003: 65°F2004: 47°F2005: 55°F2006: 47°F2007: 63°F2008: 56°F2009: 56°F2010: 59°F2011: 55°F2012: 66°F2013: 52°F2014: 57°F2015: 63°F2016: 68°F2017: 66°F2018: 55°F2019: 66°F2020: 58°F2021: 67°F2022: 45°F2023: 59°F2024: 65°F2025: 59°F65° forecast35404550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2065°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record77°F
This-date rank#31 of 153
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record99°F (1948)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1873–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Buffalo in each calendar month, and for the whole 1873–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°FJan 25, 1950-16°FJan 17, 1982
Feb71°FFeb 26, 2000-20°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar82°FMar 21, 2012-7°FMar 8, 1984
Apr94°FApr 28, 19905°FApr 1, 1923
May94°FMay 22, 191125°FMay 4, 1926
Jun97°FJun 29, 193335°FJun 1, 1945
Jul98°FJul 9, 202043°FJul 11, 1945
Aug99°FAug 27, 194838°FAug 30, 1965
Sep98°FSep 3, 195332°FSep 23, 1947
Oct92°FOct 2, 192720°FOct 29, 1965
Nov80°FNov 3, 19612°FNov 30, 1875
Dec74°FDec 3, 1982-10°FDec 25, 1980
All-time99°FAug 27, 1948-20°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Buffalo so far this year — through Oct 15.
No daily records set or tied yet at Buffalo in 2026.

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 1, 2006

Coldest high ever

-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 11, 1885
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 21, 1906-2°FJan 17, 1982
Feb51°FFeb 15, 1954-3°FFeb 11, 1885
Mar60°FMar 29, 19054°FMar 17, 1885
Apr66°FApr 29, 199021°FApr 4, 1879
May71°FMay 31, 200636°FMay 4, 1926
Jun77°FJun 4, 191946°FJun 3, 1926
Jul78°FJul 4, 189758°FJul 2, 1885
Aug79°FAug 1, 200657°FAug 30, 1935
Sep78°FSep 6, 188144°FSep 30, 1924
Oct73°FOct 3, 189832°FOct 31, 1906
Nov63°FNov 8, 19458°FNov 30, 1875
Dec60°FDec 3, 19820°FDec 29, 1917
All-time79°FAug 1, 2006-3°FFeb 11, 1885

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Jul 10 2020

So far in 2026

1 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Buffalo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 58°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 19°FFeb: 34°FFeb: 20°FMar: 42°FMar: 26°FApr: 55°FApr: 36°FMay: 68°FMay: 48°FJun: 76°FJun: 58°FJul: 80°FJul: 63°FAug: 79°FAug: 62°FSep: 72°FSep: 54°FOct: 60°FOct: 44°FNov: 48°FNov: 34°FDec: 37°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:31 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight11h 02m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.94°N, 78.74°W

Nearby Stations

Rochester, NY54 mi EErie, PA94 mi SWSyracuse, NY133 mi EBinghamton, NY149 mi EWilliamsport, PA149 mi SEYoungstown, OH153 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Buffalo's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Buffalo, NY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Buffalo's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Buffalo, NY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1873

Each cell is one day's high at Buffalo, coloured by temperature — 154 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Buffalo, NY daily high heat map 1873–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Buffalo — counted through Oct 20 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 71st most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 20 in 1955.

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