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Tracking a Couple of Storm Systems Across the Country

Showers, along with a few strong to severe thunderstorms, are expected from the Great Lakes, New England and southward into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. In the wake of this system, a stronger storm is expected to track from the Pacific Northwest, Plains and through the Eastern U.S. this weekend. Strong winds, showers and a larger drop in temperatures are expected this weekend into Monday. Read More >

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Lake Erie

The Lake Erie water temperature is officially taken at the Buffalo Water Treatment Plant located on Lake Erie at the entrance to the Niagara River.  The reading is taken at a depth of 30 feet.

This data is unofficial.
May  1   2  3  4 5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1927 42 42 44 45 46 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 51 53 53 54 54 54 54 54 54
1928 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 34 34 39 39 44 44 46 54 54 54 54 52 54 54 54 54 54 54
1929 40 40 40 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 47 48 50 50 50 50 48 49 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 62
1930 32 33 33 33 35 37 41 43 46 47 47 47 47 50 48 50 50 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 50
1931 42 44 44 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 50 52 52 53 52 51 51 51 52 53 53 53 53
1932 41 41 41 42 42 42 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 46 46 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 54 55
1933 38 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 40 39 39 40 40 40 45 45 46 48 48 49 49 53 54 53 53 53 53 53 55 56 57
1934 38 39 39 41 41 41 45 44 50 51 51 49 49 46 49 50 51 51 53 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 55 56 57
1935 45 46 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 44 45 45 46 46 46 45 45 46 46 50 50 50 50 49 50 50 53 53 55 55 55
1936 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 37 37 37 37 37 51 51 51 51 49 49 49
1937 41 41 41 41 41 41 47 46 46 46 47 47 48 47 45 45 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 52 52 52 52 55 58 58 58
1938 50 50 50 48 47 47 50 50 51 51 50 49 50 50 49 48 50 51 51 51 52 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 55 57 57
1939 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 38 45 46 46 47 47 46 46 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 50 55 55 56 56 56 56 56 56
1940 36 36 36 37 37 33 32 32 32 32 37 37 36 36 39 39 39 41 41 42 43 44 46 45 45 47 47 47 47 47 50
1941 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 45 44 45 46 47 47 49 50 49 48 49 50 52 53 53 54 54 55 56 57 58 57 55
1942 50 48 49 50 52 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 52 53 52 52 52 52 53 52 52 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 53 53
1943 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 37 39 42 47 45 45 47 47 47 47 47
1944 36 37 39 39 39 40 41 43 41 41 41 42 42 44 47 48 48 48 46 46 47 48 48 50 50 50 55 57 59 61 63
1945 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 45 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 47 48 51 50 50 51 51 52 53 52 52
1946 45 46 44 44 45 46 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 48 49 50 49 50 50 51 52 52 51 50 50 51 53
1947 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 36 37 38 39 39 46 45 46 45 47 48 49 48 49 49 49
1948 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 45 45 40 40 40 46 46 46 48 48 47 48 50 50 50 50 51 52 52 55 55 54
1949 45 47 48 48 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 49 50 52 51 53 54 54 51 52 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54
1950 35 37 37 39 39 39 40 42 44 45 45 46 46 46 45 47 47 45 46 46 47 48 49 51 52 55 57 58 58 58 59
1951 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 48 47 47 45 45 45 45 46 49 51 49 49 49 50 54 54 47 50 54 54 54 53 54 54
1952 42 42 43 45 47 45 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 51 51 51 52 52 51 52 52 52 53
1953 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 47 48 49 50 49 49 48 48 48 51 50 51 52 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 51 52
1954 42 42 43 45 45 44 44 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 47 48 50 50 50 50 49 49 50 52 52 53 53 53 53 55 56
1955 43 45 45 48 48 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 50 49 49 50 50 54 54 54 55 55 56 56 56 56 57 57
1956 42 41 42 44 42 42 43 42 42 42 45 44 46 46 49 47 47 46 47 48 47 47 48 47 47 47 49 49 51 51 52
1957 43 44 43 43 44 43 44 47 47 49 49 49 48 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 47 48 49 49 51 51 51 51 51
1958 41 43 43 43 41 41 41 40 40 42 41 42 43 43 45 44 45 48 50 50 51 52 50 50 50 52 52 53 53 54 55
1959 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 32 33 33 38 40 39 44 43 45 45 45 47 47 47 52 52 48 50 50 52 52 55 60
1960 32 32 32 35 38 43 46 44 44 45 45 44 44 44 45 47 48 48 47 47 50 50 50 51 52 52 53 56 57 57 53
1961 41 41 43 42 44 43 42 44 44 44 44 45 45 47 50 51 51 48 47 47 49 48 48 49 50 50 49 48 50 50 50
1962 41 40 41 46 44 44 45 45 45 44 45 46 46 47 47 47 48 51 56 55 55 54 56 56 58 59 59 58 58 60 60
1963 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 36 38 42 46 47 49 50 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 51 52 54 53
1964 42 40 40 40 42 41 43 47 47 46 46 46 47 46 45 45 46 48 48 52 50 50 53 54 54 55 54 55 54 54 55
1965 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 38 37 39 39 42 46 42 47 49 50 50 51 51 50 55 56 54 54 53
1966 38 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 43 43 42 41 42 43 43 45 46 49 50 50 50 51 52 53 54 56 54 54 54
1967 41 41 44 45 43 43 44 42 42 42 45 44 44 44 44 43 46 47 47 48 47 47 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 48
1968 36 35 39 38 41 41 43 45 46 48 48 48 47 47 47 50 50 51 49 49 49 49 49 49 50 49 49 49 49 49 49
1969 35 36 39 39 41 42 40 40 46 48 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 49 49 50 50 49 49 50 50 49 54 54 54 54
1970 36 38 40 41 41 42 41 42 44 45 45 48 48 49 48 47 49 50 50 50 51 50 52 52 49 49 52 52 52 51 52
1971 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 34 46 51 52 51 50 51 50
1972 32 32 33 35 35 37 39 38 38 37 37 40 40 39 40 40 41 43 45 43 42 44 44 47 48 48 48 49 48 49 47
1973 43 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 48 48 49 49 49 51 51 51 52 51 52 52 52 52
1974 44 44 44 43 44 45 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 46 48 48 48 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 52 51 51 51 52 51 52
1975 40 40 42 42 44 44 43 42 42 42 42 45 44 46 48 48 50 50 51 54 54 55 57 59 62 60 61 61 61 61 62
1976 44 44 43 45 45 47 46 45 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 49 49 47 48 49 49 48 49 50 50 50 52 54 55 55
1977 39 38 38 36 35 38 37 41 42 41 42 43 45 46 46 47 46 49 51 52 53 56 58 59 58 62 61 61 61 56 58
1978 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 34 36 37 38 37 37 38 41 45 45 46 45 44 48 50 54 57 58 60
1979 40 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 46 48 50 52 52 54 53 53 53 52 55 54 53 53 52 49 48 47 48 48 48 50
1980 38 38 41 42 44 45 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 51 51 53 52 52 49 54 54 54 55
1981 42 42 42 41 42 43 41 40 41 43 46 45 47 47 46 46 47 48 48 47 48 50 50 52 51 53 52 54 54 55 56
1982 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 36 35 35 35 39 42 40 41 42 44 44 46 49 49 45
1983 42 43 45 45 46 46 46 47 46 46 47 47 47 47 47 48 47 47 47 49 51 51 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51
1984 39 40 40 40 40 40 42 42 43 44 45 43 45 44 44 44 44 45 45 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 52 50 50 50
1985 37 37 36 37 37 41 43 44 44 44 47 48 48 50 50 50 51 49 50 51 52 52 52 52 51 53 54 54 54 54 54
1986 42 42 44 44 44 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 48 47 48 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 53 52 53 56 57
1987 44 44 45 44 44 44 45 46 52 48 49 49 49 50 50 51 52 51 50 50 51 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 57 60 61
1988 42 44 45 44 45 44 43 44 44 48 49 48 47 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 49 50 52 48 49 49 51 52 54 54 54
1989 42 42 42 44 44 44 43 45 45 44 44 44 43 44 43 44 44 45 48 51 50 51 51 51 50 52 53 52 54 54 55
1990 48 51 49 49 47 46 47 50 50 49 48 48 48 48 49 50 50 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 52 53 53 55 53 51 52
1991 44 46 46 46 47 46 46 48 47 47 49 49 51 52 54 54 55 55 53 51 53 53 56 55 59 63 63 64 65 66 66
1992 40 40 43 43 42 43 42 42 42 42 43 45 46 46 46 48 49 51 51 51 52 52 54 56 48 50 47 47 49 48 49
1993 40 42 42 41 46 45 45 47 46 47 47 46 50 48 50 53 53 52 52 52 53 53 54 54 54 54 53 53 54 55 56
1994 34 40 39 40 39 39 42 40 40 40 41 43 45 45 45 46 47 46 46 46 47 48 49 51 52 54 52 52 53 54 55
1995 43 42 43 43 44 45 47 47 46 45 46 48 48 48 49 50 50 49 49 49 50 50 51 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 54
1996 32 32 37 37 38 40 39 38 39 39 41 40 40 43 45 45 45 46 47 49 52 50 54 52 53 52 54 54 53 51 51
1997 43 46 44 44 45 46 45 46 47 47 47 48 48 48 50 49 47 49 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 52 52 52
1998 47 47 49 46 48 47 51 52 50 51 50 48 48 49 49 49 52 57 58 58 58 56 56 57 59 58 59 60 60 62 62
1999 43 44 46 45 45 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 50 50 51 51 51 52 53 54 54 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 54 55 55
2000 45 45 45 45 47 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 53 53 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 53 54 55 55 56 56 55 55 56 56
2001 40 40 42 48 50 47 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 55 52 52 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
2002 43 43 45 45 45 45 45 49 48 50 47 46 46 49 48 51 50 50 50 51 50 48 50 52 52 52 50 53 53 53 57
2003 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 43 43 43 45 46 45 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 48 46 48 49 50 51 52 54
2004 39 39 38 42 44 44 44 44 46 44 46 49 50 51 52 53 53 55 57 55 56 57 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 57 58
2005 42 40 43 43 42 43 43 43 44 45 45 48 45 46 47 47 48 48 48 49 49 48 49 49 49 49 49 51 52 52 54
2006 47 47 47 47 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 52 52 52 52 51 51 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 52 53 53 54 57 57
2007 38 38 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 43 44 46 45 44 45 48 48 47 47 47 48 48 50 50 51 51 55 55 56 56 58
2008 43 42 41 42 46 44 45 44 46 46 46 45 45 46 47 49 49 50 48 49 48 49 48 48 49 49 51 51 51 52 52
2009 43 43 45 46 45 45 46 45 46 46 48 47 49 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 53 54 54 55 54 54 54 55 55
2010 44 44 44 45 47 48 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 50 50 49 49 51 51 51 51 51 53 54 54 54 61 62
2011 40 41 44 41 41 45 45 44 45 44 46 48 46 44 46 44 43 45 43 43 43 43 48 49 50 50 50 52 50 50 51
2012 46 46 47 47 47 48 50 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 53 54 55 56 57 59 58 58 60 61 62 64 64 64 65 65
2013 44 45 46 46 48 46 47 49 44 50 50 51 50 49 50 50 50 51 52 51 55 57 56 56 50 49 52 55 56 58 58
2014 32 33 35 37 37 37 38 38 38 39 42 41 42 43 46 45 47 47 47 50 48 48 49 51 51 51 53 56 56 54 55
2015 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 42 45 42 51 44 53 52 50 49 53 54 55 56 54 55 55 54 56 55 56 56 59 59 60
2016 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 46 46 46 46 47 47 50 50 51 50 50 51 52 51 51 53 56 57 58 58 61 64 65
2017 47 46 51 50 49 49 47 47 49 48 48 48 48 48 50 52 51 53 54 55 54 53 56 56 56 55 56 56 56 57 58
2018 40 41 42 42 45 44 44 43 43 45 47 45 45 45 46 47 50 50 48 48 51 51 50 51 51 52 52 56 56 57 61
2019 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 41 44 45 45 45 47 50 49 49 50 49 51 52 53 53 53 53
2020 44 44 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 48 49 48 50 51 53 54 54 55 56 56
2021 47 47 48 47 47 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 51 52 52 52 52 53 52 59 61 61 61 62 61 61 61 61 61
2022 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 44 45 45 48 46 51 51 52 54 54 53 53 54 55 55 53 54 60 57 57 57 58 58 60
2023 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 48 48 50 49 50 50 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 51 50 54 54 57 57 58
2024 49 50 51 51 52 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 51 52 52 54 54 55 56 59 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 63 62
2025 47 47 48 48 48 47 48 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 55 55 55 53 53 53 53 55 54 54 54 55 55 55 56

 

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