Buffalo Record Low by Day of the Year

Data for the record low temperature for each day of the year in Buffalo, New York, as well as the year that the record was set. It is based on NOAA data for the years 1871–2024.
Day Record Low Year Set or Tied
January 1 -4 2018
January 2 -2 1970
January 3 -1 1981
January 4 -7 1981
January 5 -4 1904, 1996
January 6 -10 1996
January 7 -7 1940
January 8 -6 1968
January 9 -9 1968
January 10 -7 1982, 2004
January 11 -8 1968
January 12 -11 1968
January 13 -10 1914
January 14 -9 1914, 1957
January 15 -12 1957
January 16 -10 1982, 1984
January 17 -16 1982
January 18 -6 1977
January 19 -10 1994
January 20 -5 1983, 1994
January 21 -10 1985
January 22 -7 1976
January 23 -11 1976
January 24 -11 1963
January 25 -14 1884
January 26 -3 1927
January 27 -5 1927, 1939
January 28 -6 1925, 1966, 2005
January 29 -7 1977
January 30 -3 2003, 2019
January 31 -11 1920
February 1 -5 1920, 1948, 1961, 1962
February 2 -20 1961
February 3 -7 1881
February 4 -9 1918
February 5 -12 1886, 1918
February 6 -13 1895
February 7 -6 1910
February 8 -14 1934
February 9 -20 1934
February 10 -13 1912
February 11 -13 1885
February 12 -10 1979
February 13 -9 1914
February 14 -13 1943
February 15 -14 1943
February 16 -10 2015
February 17 -13 1979
February 18 -18 1979
February 19 -6 2015
February 20 -10 1934
February 21 -4 1918
February 22 -3 1885
February 23 -7 2015
February 24 -10 1889
February 25 -5 1894
February 26 -5 1963
February 27 -4 1920, 1934
February 28 -4 1884
March 1 -2 1884, 1980
March 2 -5 1980
March 3 -3 2003
March 4 -4 1943
March 5 3 1895, 1944, 1948
March 6 -1 2015
March 7 -1 1913
March 8 -7 1984
March 9 0 1960
March 10 5 1984
March 11 1 1960
March 12 -2 1885, 1940, 1960
March 13 -4 1885
March 14 2 1895
March 15 7 1895
March 16 1 1885
March 17 -4 1885
March 18 -4 1967
March 19 -1 1939, 1967, 1993
March 20 2 1885
March 21 -2 1885
March 22 -3 1885
March 23 2 1885
March 24 6 1888
March 25 5 1974, 1983
March 26 7 1960
March 27 11 1966
March 28 5 1923
March 29 5 1923
March 30 12 1887
March 31 6 1923
April 1 5 1923
April 2 17 1881
April 3 11 1881
April 4 14 1874, 1881
April 5 13 1881
April 6 15 1982
April 7 12 1982
April 8 13 1972
April 9 17 1972
April 10 19 1909
April 11 16 1909
April 12 19 1940
April 13 18 1940
April 14 20 1885, 1950
April 15 16 1926
April 16 20 1875, 1928
April 17 15 1875
April 18 14 1875
April 19 21 1875, 1897, 1904
April 20 20 1904, 1926
April 21 21 1875
April 22 24 1930
April 23 23 1930
April 24 23 1919
April 25 21 1919
April 26 23 1919
April 27 25 1993
April 28 24 1947
April 29 28 2012
April 30 28 1874, 1876, 1931, 1978
May 1 28 1943, 1978
May 2 30 1882, 1903
May 3 29 1911, 1926
May 4 25 1926
May 5 28 1891
May 6 31 1891
May 7 29 1970
May 8 29 1956
May 9 29 1947, 2020
May 10 26 1923, 1947
May 11 29 1907
May 12 31 1907, 2020
May 13 30 1895, 2020
May 14 32 1943
May 15 34 1920
May 16 32 1936
May 17 32 1956, 1983
May 18 33 1981
May 19 34 2002
May 20 32 1907
May 21 33 1907
May 22 36 1926, 1963, 1990, 2002
May 23 33 1967
May 24 31 1925, 1963
May 25 35 1956, 1992
May 26 37 1961, 1997
May 27 36 1930, 1969
May 28 35 1907
May 29 34 1889
May 30 34 1961
May 31 39 1945, 1966
June 1 35 1945
June 2 39 1929, 1966
June 3 38 1986
June 4 40 1945, 1965
June 5 38 1964
June 6 41 1945, 1948
June 7 40 1879
June 8 38 1949
June 9 39 1949
June 10 40 1946, 1972
June 11 36 1972
June 12 41 1980
June 13 41 1875
June 14 42 2020
June 15 44 1961
June 16 41 1999
June 17 42 1980
June 18 40 1950
June 19 44 1956
June 20 43 1914, 1940
June 21 42 1969
June 22 44 1940, 1992
June 23 41 1918
June 24 46 1915, 1932
June 25 43 1979
June 26 45 1979
June 27 47 1962
June 28 48 1940
June 29 45 1988
June 30 47 1943
July 1 47 1940
July 2 46 2001
July 3 48 1995
July 4 46 1927
July 5 47 1961
July 6 47 1963, 1965
July 7 48 1942
July 8 47 1984
July 9 47 1963
July 10 50 1962
July 11 43 1945
July 12 48 1885, 1898
July 13 45 1940
July 14 47 1940
July 15 48 1939
July 16 50 1884, 1946
July 17 48 1939
July 18 50 1924
July 19 50 1912
July 20 46 1965
July 21 48 1965
July 22 49 1992
July 23 48 1981
July 24 49 1893, 1962
July 25 48 1953
July 26 48 1876
July 27 48 1891, 1977
July 28 51 1996
July 29 51 1925
July 30 47 1968
July 31 49 1891, 1963
August 1 47 1947
August 2 49 1947
August 3 49 1956, 1976
August 4 48 1874
August 5 45 1972
August 6 47 1886
August 7 47 1948
August 8 49 1989
August 9 48 1964
August 10 50 1948
August 11 48 1962
August 12 49 1967, 1968, 1982, 1986
August 13 46 1979
August 14 45 1964
August 15 47 1962
August 16 44 1880
August 17 46 1961
August 18 46 1963
August 19 46 1963, 1977
August 20 47 1977, 1984, 2000
August 21 45 1940, 1950
August 22 42 1982
August 23 46 1952
August 24 39 1940
August 25 42 1963
August 26 45 1963
August 27 46 1969
August 28 42 1941
August 29 38 1982
August 30 38 1965
August 31 43 1976
September 1 44 1967
September 2 43 2017
September 3 42 1946
September 4 44 1946
September 5 42 1963
September 6 40 1984
September 7 39 1962
September 8 39 1986
September 9 40 1883
September 10 36 1883
September 11 39 1967
September 12 38 1943
September 13 38 1964
September 14 36 1963
September 15 39 1895, 1913, 1964
September 16 35 1964
September 17 33 1959
September 18 37 1943
September 19 38 1993, 1995, 2020
September 20 36 1993
September 21 33 1973
September 22 37 1963
September 23 32 1947
September 24 32 1963
September 25 36 1887
September 26 35 1928, 1943
September 27 33 1947, 1957, 1965
September 28 32 1957
September 29 31 1942
September 30 32 1991
October 1 34 1947, 1993
October 2 33 1974
October 3 30 1974
October 4 31 1974
October 5 30 1965, 1984
October 6 28 1984
October 7 28 1964
October 8 31 2001
October 9 31 1925
October 10 29 1925, 1972
October 11 29 1881, 1964
October 12 30 1876
October 13 30 1891, 1993, 2012
October 14 28 1993
October 15 25 1876
October 16 30 1940
October 17 27 1978
October 18 27 1972
October 19 23 1940
October 20 23 1940, 1972
October 21 24 1940
October 22 23 1940
October 23 24 1969
October 24 26 1889
October 25 25 1879
October 26 25 1884
October 27 23 1976
October 28 26 1925
October 29 20 1965
October 30 24 1887
October 31 22 1975
November 1 27 1923, 1949
November 2 24 1965
November 3 22 1875, 1879, 1951
November 4 20 1879
November 5 12 1951
November 6 12 1951
November 7 22 1967, 1992
November 8 20 1991, 1992
November 9 18 1991
November 10 19 1991
November 11 19 1957, 2017
November 12 16 2019
November 13 14 2019
November 14 15 1986
November 15 8 1933
November 16 9 1967
November 17 13 1959
November 18 13 1959
November 19 12 1880
November 20 11 1880
November 21 7 1880
November 22 6 1880
November 23 6 1880
November 24 3 1880
November 25 12 1884
November 26 6 1880
November 27 10 1936
November 28 11 1955
November 29 4 1875
November 30 2 1875
December 1 6 1876, 1936
December 2 1 1976
December 3 -3 1976
December 4 -2 1966
December 5 -3 1886
December 6 3 1886
December 7 5 1885, 1906
December 8 2 1906
December 9 5 1876
December 10 2 1876
December 11 -6 1960
December 12 -9 1988
December 13 -1 1960
December 14 2 1989
December 15 -4 1943
December 16 0 1876
December 17 -3 1919
December 18 -1 1919
December 19 -6 1875
December 20 -7 1942, 1983
December 21 -8 1983
December 22 0 1944
December 23 -5 1960
December 24 -8 1960
December 25 -10 1980
December 26 -3 1983, 1993
December 27 -9 1993
December 28 -3 1960
December 29 -7 1933
December 30 -9 1880
December 31 -4 1880, 1962
Years with the Most Daily Records
Which years set the greatest number of daily low temperature records in Buffalo history?
Rank Year Records Set
1 1940 17
2 1963 15
3 1885 13
4 1943 10
5 1880 10
6 1875 10
7 1993 9
8 1965 9
9 1960 9
10 1984 8
Daily Records by Decade
This table shows the number of daily low temperature records in Buffalo that were set in each decade since 1871.
Decade Records Set
1870s 25
1880s 49
1890s 15
1900s 13
1910s 20
1920s 28
1930s 18
1940s 58
1950s 22
1960s 79
1970s 37
1980s 40
1990s 28
2000s 9
2010s 12
2020s 5
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Buffalo location
1871–1938 Buffalo location