However, it reached 20 ☌ (68 ☏) in January 2005. On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 13.5 ☌ (56 ☏). On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -17.5 ☌ (0.5 ☏). In January, the coldest month of the year, the weather in Buffalo is usually very cold. ( January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December) Here are the average sunshine hours per day. The sun shines a quarter of the time in December and two thirds of the time in July. On average, there are around 2,205 sunshine hours per year. However, there are also stable and pleasant periods. Spring and autumn, from mid-March to May and from September to mid-November, are contrasted seasons, with fairly frequent rains and sudden changes in temperature. On average, there are only 3 days with a maximum temperature equal to or above 32 ☌ (90 ☏), and that usually happens from May through September. In the afternoon, the refreshing breeze blows from the lake. Summer, from June to August, is hot and sunny, although thunderstorms can break out in the afternoon. However, there may be short periods when the temperature exceeds 10/12 ☌ (50/54 ☏) even in the middle of winter. The record cold, -28 ☌ (-18.5 ☏), occurred in February 1961. Furthermore, the phenomenon is more evident in the part of the lake facing north-west or west, therefore the one that goes from the eastern part of Cleveland to Buffalo.Ĭold waves are intense, in fact, the temperature drops below -18 ☌ (0 ☏) almost every year. This phenomenon occurs more easily in the first part of winter, since the lake often freezes at the end of January and in February. Buffalo is a particularly snowy city due to the so-called lake-effect snow, whereby the cold wind from Canada is charged with humidity as it passes over the lake. The heaviest snowfall in one day occurred in December 1995, when 86 cm (34 in) of snow fell. It usually snows from October through April, although snow normally covers the ground from mid or late December to early March. On average, 242 centimeters (95.4 in) of snow fall per year. On average, there are 49 icing days (that is, on which the air temperature does not go above freezing), and that usually happens from November through April. Winter, from late November to early March, is very cold.
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