All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Buffalo, New York

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Buffalo, New York since 1873. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Buffalo since 1873.

Located along the shores of Lake Erie in western New York, the city of Buffalo has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Empire State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Buffalo, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in New York State.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Buffalo is 119 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of New York is 160 degrees; a big difference of 41 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Buffalo, New York

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Buffalo is 99 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in Buffalo is 99 degrees, which occurred on August 27, 1948.

It never really gets too hot in Buffalo, as the city has never had a 100 degree temperature day. Buffalo averages just four days a year when the temperature gets to 90 degrees or above.

I have many relatives who live in the Buffalo area, and have visited the city many times, usually in the summer. Despite Buffalo's reputation, the weather in the summer is usually pretty nice in the city and at Niagara Falls for all the tourists. It's just a short drive from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, and it is a magnificent sight.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Buffalo of 99 degrees is just one degree colder than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Buffalo is about 1,400 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is 108 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of New York is 108 degrees, which occurred on July 22, 1926, in Troy.

The city of Troy is located about 300 miles east of Buffalo. I've been Saratoga, which is only 30 miles north of Troy, many times for the horse races, and it can get really hot there in late July and August.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Buffalo (99) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of New York (108) is nine degrees. A decent sized statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Buffalo is -20 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Buffalo is -20 degrees, which has occurred on two different dates. The first time it was a record -20 degrees in Buffalo was on February 9, 1934, and the second time was on February 2, 1961.

Below zero temperatures are not uncommon in Buffalo in the winter. The city averages 131 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing. That is 36% of the days in the year when it drops to 32 degrees or below in Buffalo.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is -52 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of New York is -52 degrees, which occurred on February 18, 1979, in Old Forge.

Located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Old Forge is roughly 250 miles northeast of Buffalo. I have relatives who live on the Tug Hill Plateau west of Old Forge, and one of them used to claim he once had a thermometer reading of -60 degrees one winter. That would be unofficial, of course.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Buffalo (-20) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of New York (-52) is 32 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, even though Buffalo has a reputation for bad weather, the city has a much milder climate than the extremes found in New York State.

Buffalo stays cooler in the summer than many places in New York do, and the city stays quite a bit warmer in the winter than the extremes found in the Empire State.