National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Buffalo, NY

Weather Forecast Office

Buffalo Monthly Snowfall

Weather.gov > Buffalo, NY > Buffalo Monthly Snowfall

Buffalo Monthly Snowfall

This data is unofficial. For official data, visit NCEI

SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1940-41 0 0 0 T 17.5 12.1 17.3 23.1 9.3 T 0 0 79.3
1941-42 0 0 0 T 5.0 7.8 31.0 28.0 13.7 4.1 0 0 89.6
1942-43 0 0 0 T 8.7 26.7 16.9 17.7 10.4 5.1 T 0 85.5
1943-44 0 0 0 1.5 13.6 1.7 3.4 24.6 10.5 2.7 0 0 58.0
1944-45 0 0 0 0 3.9 35.1 50.6 23.3 5.8 T 2.0 0 120.7
1945-46 0 0 0 T 25.2 51.1 10.7 23.5 T T 0 0 110.5
1946-47 0 0 0 0 T 11.9 13.0 22.2 13.5 4.0 0.8 0 65.4
1947-48 0 0 0 0 9.9 4.3 16.7 7.0 4.2 T T 0 42.1
1948-49 0 0 0 T 1.3 7.0 11.8 5.2 14.3 0.5 0 0 40.1
1949-50 0 0 0 0 28.6 9.5 14.8 19.3 13.7 2.8 0 0 88.7
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1950-51 0 0 T 0 15.2 22.3 13.7 12.3 7.9 T 0 0 71.4
1951-52 0 0 0 T 17.7 31.6 16.8 8.9 7.4 0.6 0 0 83.0
1952-53 0 0 0 0.4 11.2 16.1 8.0 11.9 5.5 2.8 0 0 55.9
1953-54 0 0 0 0 22.7 10.9 16.2 2.6 26.3 1.2 T 0 89.9
1954-55 0 0 0 1.0 0.7 31.2 28.5 12.0 11.1 0.3 0 0 84.8
1955-56 0 0 0 T 26.0 20.3 17.7 14.3 23.1 3.8 T 0 105.2
1956-57 0 0 T 0 16.2 35.6 36.6 3.1 10.2 12.0 0 0 113.7
1957-58 0 0 0 T 19.2 4.8 31.1 54.2 11.2 4.2 0 0 124.7
1958-59 0 0 0 0 13.5 19.0 38.4 14.0 29.2 0.4 T 0 114.5
1959-60 0 0 0 T 12.2 14.2 18.3 49.5 19.5 1.9 T 0 115.6
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1960-61 0 0 0 1.0 15.9 31.9 23.5 11.9 5.1 13.1 T 0 102.4
1961-62 0 0 0 T 5.6 30.2 26.2 28.2 6.7 4.5 0 0 101.4
1962-63 0 0 0 2.0 2.5 30.2 31.5 15.5 7.7 0.3 0.1 0 89.8
1963-64 0 0 0 0 3.1 24.0 13.7 14.6 12.8 3.3 0 0 71.5
1964-65 0 0 0 T 5.4 15.2 19.2 9.4 17.5 4.2 0 0 70.9
1965-66 0 0 0 1.2 12.2 7.0 48.0 15.2 11.4 3.2 0.1 0 98.3
1966-67 0 0 0 0 10.0 12.1 11.6 19.8 10.8 0.6 1.2 0 66.1
1967-68 0 0 0 T 19.7 10.4 19.1 11.7 10.6 0.1 0 0 71.6
1968-69 0 0 0 T 11.6 11.7 31.2 12.8 8.0 3.1 0 0 78.4
1969-70 0 0 0 1.0 22.1 23.4 38.0 21.9 12.6 1.5 T 0 120.5
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1970-71 0 0 0 0 2.6 32.3 17.2 19.4 22.6 2.9 0 0 97.0
1971-72 0 0 0 0 18.7 12.9 27.6 31.4 14.1 5.2 0 0 109.9
1972-73 0 0 0 3.1 18.9 19.8 9.9 16.1 8.5 2.4 0.1 0 78.8
1973-74 0 0 0 0 3.0 23.1 19.7 22.8 12.9 7.1 0.1 0 88.7
1974-75 0 0 0 T 22.1 23.6 11.0 16.3 7.6 15.0 0 0 95.6
1975-76 0 0 0 T 5.5 27.3 21.6 8.3 17.3 2,.5 T 0 82.5
1976-77 0 0 0 0.2 31.3 60.7 68.3 22.7 13.5 2.2 0.5 0 199.4
1977-78 0 0 0 T 15.0 53.4 56.5 21.7 5.8 1.8 0.1 0 154.3
1978-79 0 0 0 T 3.0 10.1 42.6 28.3 4.6 8.7 0 0 97.3
1979-80 0 0 0 T 12.6 19.7 10.2 11.7 13.9 0.3 T 0 68.4
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1980-81 0 0 0 T 6.7 21.6 14.4 5.0 13.2 T 0 0 60.9
1981-82 0 0 0 T 1.8 24.8 53.2 12.7 9.0 10.9 0 0 112.4
1982-83 0 0 0 0 15.8 12.9 9.0 5.5 6.9 2.3 T 0 52.4
1983-84 0 0 0 T 17.7 52.0 13.4 32.5 16.0 0.9 T 0 132.5
1984-85 0 0 0 0 1.4 11.2 65.9 20.9 6.3 1.5 0 0 107.2
1985-86 0 0 0 0 5.2 68.4 17.3 17.3 4.8 1.7 T 0 114.7
1986-87 0 0 0 0 13.7 4.8 28.5 7.7 10.8 2.0 0 0 67.5
1987-88 0 0 0 T 0.9 9.8 6.9 31.9 6.1 0.8 0 0 56.4
1988-89 0 0 0 0.5 0.6 10.8 5.4 29.6 10.1 2.5 7.9 0 67.4
1989-90 0 0 0 T 7.8 34.8 11.8 28.0 1.4 9.9 T 0 93.7
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
1990-91 0 0 0 T 0.7 15.4 16.6 16.1 8.5 0.2 T 0 57.5
1991-92 0 0 0 0.2 18.0 21.4 18.4 7.0 22.8 5.0 0 0 92.8
1992-93 0 0 0 0.6 13.7 16.5 13.1 19.5 29.3 0.5 0 0 93.2
1993-94 0 0 0 2.9 4.8 27.9 35.4 21.6 13.2 6.9 0 0 112.7
1994-95 0 0 0 0 0.9 7.8 23.1 34.6 4.3 3.9 0 0 74.6
1995-96 0 0 0 0 15.7 61.2 25.3 11.9 24.1 3.2 T 0 141.4
1996-97 0 0 0 0 11.5 18.9 42.4 9.3 13.4 2.1 0 0 97.6
1997-98 0 0 0 0.2 16.5 18.2 13.6 1.8 25.3 T 0 0 75.6
1998-99 0 0 0 0 0.2 11.6 65.1 6.9 15.8 0.9 0 0 100.5
1999-00 0 0 0 0 0.9 12.7 19.4 16.2 10.7 3.7 0 0 63.6
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
2000-01 0 0 0 T 45.6 50.3 19.6 9.8 32.8 0.6 0 0 158.7
2001-02 0 0 0 0.4 0 82.7 13.7 17.2 15.9 2.5 T 0 132.4
2002-03 0 0 0 T 8.9 35.8 37.4 19.5 6.6 3.1 0 0 111.3
2003-04 0 0 0 T 4.2 21.6 45.2 5.9 20.7 3.3 0 0 100.9
2004-05 0 0 0 T 0.2 22.8 37.0 22.3 17.5 9.3 0 0 109.1
2005-06 0 0 0 0 17.9 20.3 7.1 26.3 6.5 0.1 0 0 78.2
2006-07 0 0 0 22.6 2.1 7.5 15.5 33.5 5.4 2.3 0 0.0 88.9
2007-08 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 31.3 17.5 22.5 29.1 T 0.0 0.0 103.8
2008-09 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.2 49.2 30.6 11.6 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 100.2
2009-10 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 25.1 35.6 13.4 T T T 0.0 74.1
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
2010-11 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.6 32.0 29.8 34.1 13.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 111.8
2011-12 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 3.8 20.8 9.6 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 36.7
2012-13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 19.6 6.2 20.5 9.8 0.3 T 0.0 58.8
2013-14 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 10.0 28.5 42.4 23.3 24.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 129.9
2014-15 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 20.5 11.3 25.0 46.2 9.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 112.9
2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 1.0 25.6 20.5 0.9 7.1 T 0.0 55.1
2016-17 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.9 30.1 11.0 5.0 26.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 76.1
2017-18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 33.7 31.2 18.1 22.2 6.9 0.0 0.0 112.3
2018-19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 13.4 14.1 63.4 16.8 10.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 118.8
2019-20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 16.1 13.2 20.6 2.1 4.3 0.3 0.0 69.2
SEASON JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ANNUAL
2020-21 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.8 33.0 10.2 27.5 0.6 5.1 T 0.0 77.2
2021-22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.7 52.1 23.1 9.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 97.4
2022-23 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 36.9 64.7 14.7 7.3 10.0 T 0.0 0.0 133.6
2023-24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.9 5.7 45.6 6.0 11.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 71.3
2024-25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 22.0 29.2 23.6 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 77.3
2025-26 0.0 0.0 0.0                    
2026-27                          
2027-28                          
2028-29                          
2029-30                          

 

Follow us on X  Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook  Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on YouTube  Follow us on YouTube
BUF RSS Feed  BUF RSS Feed

Forecast
Hourly Weather Graph
Graphical 2D
Aviation
Marine
Great Lakes
Fire Weather
Tropical Weather
UltraViolet Index
Winter
Air Quality
Beach

Hazards
Day 1 Outlook
Day 2 Outlook
Day 3 Outlook
National Briefing
National Warnings
Drought Monitor
Snowfall Rate Graphics
Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook

Climate
WNY Weather History
Buffalo Climate Graphs
Lake Effect Page
Drought Outlook
First Snowfall Facts
Winter Season Summaries
Rochester Climate Graphs

Model Data
Bufkit
Forecast Models
MOS Output
Hourly Mesoscale Analysis

Current Conditions
Sunrise/Sunset
Observations
Lake Temperatures

Local Programs
Emergency Management Support
Submit a Storm Report
NOAA Weather Radio
Upper Air
Social Media Dashboard
StormReady
SKYWARN
River Ice Spotter Form

Office Information
Tours
Student Opportunities