New York · THREADEX · 1873–2026

Buffalo, NY

42.940°N, 78.736°W · station BUFthr · 154 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Buffalo.
72°TUE7/1474°WED7/1567°THU7/1665°FRI7/1766°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#91 / 152
coldest Jul 17 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

50°F
set in 1884

Mildest Jul 17 ever

77°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Buffalo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5064771874: 56°F1875: 64°F1876: 62°F1877: 65°F1878: 75°F1879: 58°F1880: 62°F1881: 62°F1882: 68°F1883: 65°F1884: 50°F1885: 70°F1886: 64°F1887: 70°F1888: 52°F1889: 66°F1890: 60°F1891: 55°F1892: 54°F1893: 69°F1894: 65°F1895: 68°F1896: 54°F1897: 69°F1898: 65°F1899: 63°F1900: 72°F1901: 74°F1902: 64°F1903: 60°F1904: 68°F1905: 69°F1906: 67°F1907: 70°F1908: 55°F1909: 61°F1910: 56°F1911: 59°F1912: 58°F1913: 64°F1914: 73°F1915: 66°F1916: 72°F1917: 65°F1918: 63°F1919: 60°F1920: 53°F1921: 69°F1922: 71°F1923: 63°F1924: 62°F1925: 53°F1926: 66°F1927: 60°F1928: 65°F1929: 64°F1930: 67°F1931: 70°F1932: 62°F1933: 61°F1934: 59°F1935: 63°F1936: 64°F1937: 63°F1938: 70°F1939: 58°F1940: 60°F1941: 59°F1942: 66°F1943: 66°F1944: 60°F1945: 52°F1946: 55°F1947: 66°F1948: 65°F1949: 67°F1950: 70°F1951: 63°F1952: 62°F1953: 65°F1954: 54°F1955: 70°F1956: 63°F1957: 55°F1958: 54°F1959: 63°F1960: 53°F1961: 63°F1962: 52°F1963: 57°F1964: 58°F1965: 65°F1966: 57°F1967: 54°F1968: 73°F1969: 73°F1970: 59°F1971: 55°F1972: 67°F1973: 58°F1974: 54°F1975: 64°F1976: 60°F1977: 72°F1978: 61°F1979: 62°F1980: 72°F1981: 64°F1982: 73°F1983: 63°F1984: 68°F1985: 52°F1986: 64°F1987: 55°F1988: 68°F1989: 57°F1990: 66°F1991: 62°F1992: 57°F1993: 58°F1994: 60°F1995: 69°F1996: 64°F1997: 71°F1998: 65°F1999: 70°F2000: 61°F2001: 63°F2002: 73°F2003: 53°F2004: 62°F2005: 73°F2006: 75°F2007: 57°F2008: 63°F2009: 58°F2010: 72°F2011: 64°F2012: 72°F2013: 77°F2014: 56°F2015: 60°F2016: 62°F2017: 64°F2018: 67°F2019: 72°F2020: 73°F2021: 61°F2022: 63°F2023: 69°F2024: 68°F2025: 63°F65° forecast187418842025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1765°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#91 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-20°F (1934)
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°F1950-16°F1982
Feb71°F2000-20°F1934
Mar82°F2012-7°F1984
Apr94°F19905°F1923
May94°F191125°F1926
Jun97°F193335°F1945
Jul98°F202043°F1945
Aug99°F194838°F1965
Sep98°F195332°F1947
Oct92°F192720°F1965
Nov80°F19612°F1875
Dec74°F1982-10°F1980
All-time99°F1948-20°F1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Buffalo so far this year — through Jul 11.
No daily records set or tied yet at Buffalo in 2026.

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

105 days
record run, ended Mar 19 1959

So far in 2026

84 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Buffalo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise4:48 AM
Sunset7:53 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight15h 06m · losing 8 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Buffalo — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
84 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 101st most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 113 in 1926.

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