National Weather Service Buffalo, New York New Normals (1971-2000)

 

On January 1 2002, new climatic normals will go into effect for Buffalo and Rochester. The table below shows the new normals (which were derived from data collected between January 1, 1971 to December 31, 2000) compared to the old 1961-1990 normals.  *Overall, it is getting warmer and wetter in both Buffalo and Rochester.*  Buffalo-Niagara International Airport   Average Highs Average Lows Average Temps Precipitation Month 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 Jan 31.1 30.2 17.8 17.0 24.5 23.6 3.16 2.70 Feb 33.2 31.6 18.6 17.4 25.9 24.5 2.42 2.31 Mar 42.5 41.7 26.1 25.9 34.3 33.8 2.99 2.68 Apr 54.1 54.2 36.4 36.2 45.3 45.2 3.04 2.87 May 66.4 66.1 47.7 47.0 57.0 56.6 3.35 3.14 Jun 74.8 75.3 56.9 56.5 65.8 65.9 3.82 3.55 July 79.6 80.2 62.1 61.9 70.8 71.1 3.14 3.08 Aug 77.8 77.9 60.5 60.1 69.1 69.0 3.87 4.17 Sep 70.1 70.8 52.9 53.0 61.5 61.9 3.84 3.49 Oct 58.9 59.4 42.6 42.7 50.7 51.1 3.19 3.09 Nov 46.7 47.1 33.7 33.9 40.2 40.5 3.92 3.83 Dec 36.0 35.3 23.6 22.9 29.8 29.1 3.80 3.67 ANNUAL 55.9 55.8 39.9 39.5 48.0 47.7 40.54 38.58 Rochester-Monroe County Airport   Average Highs Average Lows Average Temps Precipitation Month 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 1971-2000 1961-1990 Jan 31.2 30.9 16.6 16.3 23.9 23.6 2.34 2.08 Feb 33.2 32.5 17.3 16.6 25.3 24.6 2.04 2.10 Mar 42.7 42.7 25.2 25.7 33.9 34.3 2.58 2.28 Apr 55.2 55.9 35.3 35.9 45.3 45.9 2.75 2.61 May 67.9 67.8 46.1 46.3 57.0 57.1 2.82 2.72 Jun 76.6 75.8 55.0 54.3 65.8 65.1 3.36 3.00 July 81.4 80.7 60.0 59.6 70.7 70.2 2.93 2.71 Aug 79.1 78.1 58.7 57.8 68.9 68.0 3.54 3.40 Sep 71.1 71.8 51.3 51.7 61.2 61.7 3.45 2.97 Oct 59.7 60.5 41.1 41.6 50.4 51.1 2.60 2.44 Nov 47.2 47.8 32.6 33.3 39.9 40.5 2.84 2.92 Dec 36.1 35.8 22.7 22.4 29.4 29.1 2.73 2.73 ANNUAL 56.8 56.7 38.5 38.5 47.7 47.6 33.98 31.96