Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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CXUS51 KBUF 030113
CLMROC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
831 AM EST SUN NOV 01 2026
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...THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 91 10/05/1951
LOW 19 10/25/1879
HIGHEST 82 10/13 86 10/05
LOWEST 31 10/21 28 10/28
10/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.7 61.2 3.5 62.1
AVG. MINIMUM 41.9 43.3 -1.4 42.6
MEAN 53.3 52.2 1.1 52.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 2.9 0.1 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.67 1873
MINIMUM 0.08 1924
TOTALS 1.47 3.22 -1.75 2.64
DAYS >= .01 8 13
DAYS >= .10 4 6
DAYS >= .50 1 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.56 10/16 TO 10/16 1.00 10/30 TO 10/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 5.0 1906
TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 0.1 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 364 404 -40 401
SINCE 7/1 472 535 -63 MM
COOLING TOTAL 8 8 0 16
SINCE 1/1 631 676 -45 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/250
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/320 DATE 10/05
39/260 10/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...VERY DRY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN AVERAGE OCTOBER...
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS VERY DRY, WARM, AND TRANQUIL WITH MINIMAL
IMPACTFUL WEATHER ACROSS THE ROCHESTER AREA. THERE WERE SEVERAL
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EVENTS THROUGH THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE
MONTH, BUT VIRTUALLY NO RAIN FELL DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE
MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS ON THE EVENING OF
THE 29TH THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS OF THE 30TH. THE MONTH ALSO
FEATURED MORE SUNSHINE THAN AVERAGE TO GO ALONG WITH THE DRY
WEATHER. IT WAS A WARM MONTH OVERALL, ESPECIALLY DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES WHICH WERE ABOVE NORMAL FOR ALL BUT A HANDFUL OF DAYS.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 53.3F FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS 1.1F ABOVE
AVERAGE. THERE WERE 17 DAYS ABOVE NORMAL, WITH 14 DAYS FINISHING
BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 82 DEGREES ON
OCTOBER 13TH. A CLEAR, COOL PATTERN ALLOWED FOR FROST MOST NIGHTS
AND EARLY MORNINGS FROM THE 17TH THROUGH THE 27TH. SEVERAL OF THOSE
NIGHTS DROPPED TO JUST BELOW FREEZING, WITH THE COLDEST LOW
TEMPERATURES OF THE MONTH OCCURING ON THE 21ST AND THE 24TH AT 31
DEGREES. THERE WAS ONE DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED FOR THE
MONTH, WITH A HIGH OF 76 DEGREES ON OCTOBER 29TH.
PRECIPITATION TOTALED 1.47 INCHES FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS LESS THAN
HALF OF THE 3.22 INCH NORMAL. ALMOST ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION FELL
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH, WITH ONLY 0.03 INCHES FALLING IN
ONE BRIEF SHOWER FROM OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH THE 31ST. THE GREATEST
DAILY RAINFALL OF THE MONTH WAS 0.56 INCHES ON THE 16TH. THERE WAS
NO SNOW RECORDED IN ROCHESTER FOR THE MONTH, ALTHOUGH A FEW WET
SNOWFLAKES BRIEFLY FELL EARLY IN THE MORNING ON OCTOBER 17TH ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WELL SOUTH OF ROCHESTER.
A COLD FRONT CROSSED THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE ON THE 1ST OF THE
MONTH AND INTO THE 2ND, BRINGING A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVED
THROUGH THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY ON THE 7TH, WITH A FEW MORE
SHOWERS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE PASSED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA ON OCTOBER
13TH AND PRODUCED A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF
THE MONTH CROSSED THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON THE 16TH WITH PERIODS
OF RAIN AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS FRONT USHERED IN THE COOLEST AIRMASS OF
THE MONTH, WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 46 DEGREES ON THE 17TH. A
FEW WET SNOWFLAKES FELL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN WELL SOUTH OF ROCHESTER, BUT NO SNOWFLAKES WERE OBSERVED IN
THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. AN EXCEPTIONAL DRY STRETCH THEN STARTED
ON OCTOBER 17TH AND LASTED THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH, WITH JUST A
FEW HOURS OF LIGHT SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING OF THE 29TH THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 30TH. THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH
FEATURED WARM, SUNNY DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS.
THE LAKE WATER TEMPERATURE OFF ROCHESTER FELL FROM 65 DEGREES AT
THE START OF OCTOBER TO 56 DEGREES ON THE 31ST. THE LAKE TEMPERATURE
WAS VERY STEADY THROUGH THE MONTH, WITH JUST A FEW MINOR UPWELLING
EVENTS ON THE 18TH AND 19TH, AND AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS TOWARDS THE
END OF THE MONTH. WINDS FOR THE MONTH AVERAGED 0.8 MPH BELOW NORMAL.
THE STRONGEST WIND GUST WAS 39 MPH RECORDED ON OCTOBER 5TH JUST
BEHIND A COLD FRONT, AND AGAIN ON THE 16TH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
CROSSED THE AREA.
IN ALL, A BEAUTIFUL, DRY, AND VERY TRANQUIL MONTH IN ROCHESTER.
&&
HITCHCOCK
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