Buffalo NY Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Buffalo, New York. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Buffalo rose above 95 °F? What was the highest temperature in Buffalo a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Buffalo and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1874. The highest temperature recorded during this time was 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) on August 27, 1948.

Since 1940 the temperature extremes were measured at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Buffalo.

Highest Buffalo temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
91	July 06, 2023 +	33
91	June 25, 2022 +	33
92	August 09, 2021 +	33
98	July 09, 2020	37
90	July 10, 2019	32
93	July 04, 2018	34
91	September 25, 2017	33
92	August 13, 2016 +	33
91	July 29, 2015	33
89	June 28, 2014	32
92	July 16, 2013	33
96	August 04, 2012	36
95	July 22, 2011	35
92	July 08, 2010	33

Highest temperature recorded at Buffalo each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
88	August 17, 2009	31
89	June 09, 2008	32
93	August 01, 2007	34
92	June 18, 2006	33
95	June 27, 2005	35
88	July 04, 2004	31
87	June 26, 2003	31
91	September 09, 2002 +	33
93	August 05, 2001	34
88	September 01, 2000 +	31
91	June 27, 1999	33
89	August 08, 1998	32
87	July 14, 1997	31
87	August 15, 1996 +	31
97	July 15, 1995	36
95	June 18, 1994	35
95	July 05, 1993	35
90	June 17, 1992	32
90	May 23, 1991	32
94	April 28, 1990	34
90	July 25, 1989 +	32
97	July 06, 1988	36
92	August 15, 1987 +	33
89	July 25, 1986	32
91	July 25, 1985	33
89	June 08, 1984	32
90	July 17, 1983 +	32
93	July 16, 1982	34
86	July 19, 1981 +	30
89	July 21, 1980 +	32
90	July 20, 1979 +	32
91	July 20, 1978 +	33
91	July 18, 1977	33
89	June 14, 1976 +	32
92	August 02, 1975 +	33
90	July 04, 1974	32
90	September 04, 1973 +	32
88	July 18, 1972 +	31
89	June 29, 1971 +	32
88	September 24, 1970	31
92	June 27, 1969	33
94	July 18, 1968	34
91	June 21, 1967	33
94	July 02, 1966	34
90	August 07, 1965	32
93	July 28, 1964	34
94	June 30, 1963	34
93	August 31, 1962	34
89	September 14, 1961 +	32
92	July 26, 1960	33
95	September 09, 1959	35
90	July 27, 1958	32
95	June 18, 1957	35
90	July 01, 1956 +	32
94	July 29, 1955	34
90	June 15, 1954 +	32
98	September 03, 1953	37
93	August 27, 1952 +	34
92	August 31, 1951	33
91	July 09, 1950	33
94	July 03, 1949	34
99	August 27, 1948	37
94	August 06, 1947	34
96	July 09, 1946	36
93	September 06, 1945 +	34
96	August 02, 1944	36
92	September 01, 1943	33
91	June 10, 1942	33
95	July 27, 1941	35
94	August 10, 1940	34
91	July 07, 1939	33
90	August 16, 1938	32
88	August 30, 1937 +	31
96	July 12, 1936	36
92	August 16, 1935	33
93	August 08, 1934	34
97	June 29, 1933	36
89	June 20, 1932	32
91	July 02, 1931	33
88	July 26, 1930	31
88	June 24, 1929	31
91	August 15, 1928	33
92	October 02, 1927	33
85	August 06, 1926	29
89	August 17, 1925	32
88	July 21, 1924	31
91	August 06, 1923	33
91	July 12, 1922	33
88	July 11, 1921	31
84	September 26, 1920 +	29
94	June 03, 1919	34
90	July 24, 1918	32
93	July 25, 1917	34
92	July 19, 1916	33
90	June 18, 1915	32
95	August 09, 1914	35
93	July 31, 1913	34
91	July 06, 1912	33
95	July 05, 1911	35
88	July 06, 1910	31
88	August 07, 1909 +	31
88	July 29, 1908	31
87	July 19, 1907	31
88	September 12, 1906	31
88	July 04, 1905	31
84	September 02, 1904 +	29
89	September 12, 1903	32
85	July 31, 1902	29
91	July 14, 1901	33
95	September 01, 1900	35
91	July 24, 1899	33
90	July 24, 1898	32
95	July 10, 1897	35
86	July 29, 1896	30
93	June 04, 1895	34
89	July 17, 1894 +	32
90	August 09, 1893	32
88	May 31, 1892	31
90	July 22, 1891	32
89	July 01, 1890 +	32
89	May 18, 1889	32
86	June 20, 1888 +	30
94	August 04, 1887	34
87	July 04, 1886	31
87	July 06, 1885	31
88	September 10, 1884 +	31
84	August 22, 1883	29
85	September 02, 1882 +	29
91	August 28, 1881	33
85	September 02, 1880 +	29
89	June 25, 1879	32
92	June 30, 1878	33
89	August 01, 1877	32
88	July 19, 1876 +	31
85	June 01, 1875 +	29
87	August 11, 1874	31

Buffalo - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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