Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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CXUS51 KBUF 031935
CLMROC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
941 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2025
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...THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 102 07/10/1936
07/09/1936
LOW 42 07/09/1963
HIGHEST 93 07/12 90 07/03
07/24
07/14
07/30
LOWEST 52 07/22 52 07/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 84.0 82.5 1.5 84.0
AVG. MINIMUM 64.2 62.2 2.0 64.2
MEAN 74.1 72.3 1.8 74.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 3.5 1.5 3
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.70 1947
MINIMUM 0.43 1933
TOTALS 1.86 3.56 -1.70 2.56
DAYS >= .01 8 12
DAYS >= .10 3 5
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.82 07/16 TO 07/16 1.17 07/15 TO 07/16
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 3 6 -3 0
SINCE 7/1 3 0 3 MM
COOLING TOTAL 292 234 58 289
SINCE 1/1 477 406 71 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 27/250
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/260 DATE 07/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.54
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 21
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
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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... SUMMER`S HEAT AND DRYNESS FOR JULY 2025 ...
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES GRIPPED WESTERN NEW YORK THROUGH THE MONTH,
AND WHILE NO DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET, RELIEF FROM
SUMMER`S HEAT WAS BRIEF, WHICH BROUGHT THE MONTH OF JULY TO 17TH
(TIE) WARMEST ON RECORD. THOUGH IT WAS ALSO HUMID THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FEW, WITH THE BULK OF THE RAIN
FOR THE MONTH FALLING WITHIN TWO THUNDERSTORMS. THE DRY MONTH LEFT
LAWNS AND VEGETATION PARCHED AND BROWN. WHILE THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR
SUFFERED, THE MONTH WAS GREAT FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS,
INCLUDING THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.
THE TEMPERATURE FOR JULY AVERAGED 74.1F WHICH IS TIED FOR 17TH
WARMEST JULY. FOLLOWING COLD FRONTS, THE COOLEST PERIOD OF THE MONTH
OCCURRED FROM THE 18TH THROUGH THE 23RD WHICH FOR THESE 6 DAYS THE
TEMPERATURE WAS EITHER AT OR BELOW NORMAL. THERE WAS ONE RECORD WARM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD SET, THIS ON THE 13TH WHEN THE LOW OF
73F TIED WITH 1987 FOR WARMEST ON RECORD FOR THE DATE.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH TOTALED 1.86 INCHES WHICH IS OVER ONE
AND A HALF INCHES BELOW NORMAL. ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF THE RAINFALL
THIS MONTH OCCURRED IN THUNDERSTORMS ON THE 16TH AND AGAIN ON THE
26TH. THIS IS THE FOURTH JULY SINCE 2010 TO FEATURE A SUB 2.00
INCHES PRECIPITATION MONTH.
OVERALL THE WEATHER WAS QUIET FOR THE MONTH OF JULY FOR WESTERN NEW
YORK, WITH LITTLE DISRUPTIONS TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. OF THE RAIN
THAT DID FALL, MOST FELL EITHER IN QUICK HITTING THUNDERSTORMS OR
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.ON THE 13TH AND THE 16TH ISOLATED
HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING
IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY (13TH) AND ALLEGANY COUNTY (16TH).
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED WAS 7.0 MPH, WHICH IS ABOUT A HALF A MILE PER
HOUR BELOW NORMAL. THE STRONGEST GUST OF 46 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
OCCURRED IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THE 17TH ALONG A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE.
IN ALL A DRY MONTH, BUT GREAT FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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THOMAS
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