Weather History for January 5

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Western New York Weather History

JANUARY 5

1995

2^nd-5^th…Arctic air crossing Lakes Erie and Ontario combined with ideal atmospheric conditions to produce intense lake effect snow squalls. The squalls persisted for over three days meandering north and south across the area downwind of the lakes. Actual snowfall totals (in inches) from the 2nd through the 5th included, downwind of Lake Erie: Holland 41, Colden 37, Silver Creek 29, Wales 26, Strykersville and Eden 24, Arcade 18, Warsaw 17, Buffalo and Tonawanda 14, Alden and Orchard Park 9, West Seneca and Lockport 8, and Ellicottville 7. Downwind from Lake Ontario: Montague 62, Barnes Corners 42, Copenhagen 33, Beaver Falls 24, Lowville 22, Fulton 20, Parish 18, and Watertown 10.

1999

4TH-5TH…Heavy lake effect snow squalls began on the evening of the 3rd. Off Lake Erie, the band slowly drifted south over the Niagara Frontier and Western Southern Tier during the next two days. Total snowfall from the 48 hour event was fairly consistent across the region due to the slow southerly drift of the snowband. The entire region had over a foot of snow with slightly higher amounts over the northern and southern suburbs of Buffalo where the band stalled somewhat. In Buffalo, amounts ranged from 13" downtown to 17" north and 20" south. Other reports included 17" in Amherst and 23" in West Seneca. Off Lake Ontario, intense snowbands developed over the St. Lawrence Valley during the predawn Monday the 4th and dropped 6-10" before moving south. Totals in the area ranged from 12-18" over much of Jefferson and Oswego counties and 6-12" over Lewis County.