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Buffalo, New York |
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Buffalo, New York |
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VETERAN'S DAY
ARMISTICE DAY...NOVEMBER 11...WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1926 TO COMMEMORATE THE SIGNING IN 1918 OF THE ARMISTICE ENDING WWI. ON JUNE 1, 1954, THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO VETERAN'S DAY TO HONOR ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AMERICA IN ITS ARMED FORCES.
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN BUFFALO ON VETERAN'S DAY WAS IN 1964 WHEN A HIGH OF 68 DEGREES WAS REACHED. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED WAS 19 DEGREES IN 1957. NORMALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AROUND 47 DEGREES WHILE THE LOW AVERAGES NEAR 35 DEGREES.
THERE IS ROUGHLY A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OF A TRACE OR MORE.
STEADY RAIN IN 1995 DROPPED 1.40 INCHES ON BUFFALO...THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECORDED ON A VETERAN'S DAY. THE MOST SNOW THAT FELL ON VETERAN'S DAY OCCURRED IN 1942 WHEN 5.3 INCHES WAS RECORDED.
ON VETERAN'S DAY IN 1977, A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWSTORM HIT THE NORTHERN EDGE AND NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHILE UNDER THREE INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT, SIX TO NINE INCHES OF HEAVY, WET SNOW WERE RECEIVED BY THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND MODERATELY STRONG WINDS SNAPPED POWER LINES AND DOWNED LARGE TREE LIMBS.
VETERANS DAY : PERIOD OF RECORD 83 YEARS : 1926-2008
| TEMPERATURE DATA | |
| HIGHEST | 68 DEGREES IN 1964 |
| LOWEST | 19 DEGREES IN 1957 |
| LOWEST MAXIMUM | 27 DEGREES IN 1933 |
| HIGHEST MINIMUM | 53 DEGREES IN 1927 |
| AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE | 47.6 DEGREES |
| AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE | 34.5 DEGREES |
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HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES |
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| 20S | 30S | 40S | 50S | 60S | ||
| 1 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 10 | NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES | |
| 1% | 24% | 31% | 31% | 12% | ||
| PRECIPITATION DATA | |
| MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION | 1.40 INCHES IN 1995 |
| MAXIMUM SNOW | 5.3 INCHES IN 1942 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION | 42 OCCURRENCES OR 50% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH TRACE OR MORE PRECIPITATION | 58 OCCURRENCES OR 69% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIPITATION | 25 OCCURRENCES OR 30% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW TRACE OR MORE | 27 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW OVER A TRACE | 13 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW 1.0 INCH OR MORE | 7 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW 5.0 INCHES OR MORE | 2 |
WEATHER FOR THE PAST TEN VETERAN'S DAY
| YEAR | HIGH | LOW | PRECIP | SNOW | REMARKS |
| 1999 | 39 | 29 | 0.00 | PARTLY SUNNY | |
| 2000 | 45 | 40 | 0.00 | CLOUDY | |
| 2001 | 39 | 31 | 0.00 | CLOUDY | |
| 2002 | 62 | 46 | 0.19 | RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY | |
| 2003 | 53 | 35 | 0.27 | RAIN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON | |
| 2004 | 58 | 32 | TRACE | TRACE | MOSTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES |
| 2005 | 46 | 37 | TRACE | TRACE | MOSTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES |
| 2006 | 62 | 37 | 0.33 | CLOUDY | |
| 2007 | 49 | 29 | 0.01 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, LIGHT RAIN | |
| 2008 | 43 | 36 | 0.00 | MOSTLY CLOUDY |