Buffalo has a population of some 257,000 people in the city proper which makes it the 2nd largest city in New York and the 81st largest city in the United States. The metro area population for Buffalo is 1.13 million people which ranks as the 50th largest metro area in the country.
It can certainly get hot in Buffalo and the state of New York. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Buffalo is 99 degrees which occurred on August 27, 1948. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of New York is 108 degrees which occurred on July 22, 1926, in Troy.
Buffalo is one of the few cities in the United States that has never had a 100 degree temperature day. That is mainly because of Buffalo's location on the eastern shores of Lake Erie as most of its weather comes west over the lake which cools the temperatures.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Buffalo, New York
1. August 27, 1948 - 99 degrees
2. September 3, 1953 - 98 degrees
T-3. July 15, 1995 - 97 degrees
T-3. July 6, 1998 - 97 degrees
T-3. June 29, 1923 - 97 degrees
T-6. August 4, 2012 - 96 degrees
T-6. June 25, 1988 - 96 degrees
T-6. July 8, 1988 - 96 degrees
T-6. August 2, 1988 - 96 degrees
T-6. July 9, 1946 - 96 degrees
It's also been 96 degrees in Buffalo a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The hottest month of the year in Buffalo is July which has an average temperature of 71.1 degrees followed closely by August at 69.0 degrees. The next hottest month is June at 65.9 degrees followed by September at 61.9 degrees. The average annual temperature for Buffalo for the entire year is 47.7 degrees.
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