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Are 80s out of the ordinary for Memorial Day?

Posted at 2:12 PM, May 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-25 14:17:31-04

Looking back through the past 40 years or so, Buffalo has had as many 80F degree Memorial Days as as 60F degree ones!  Considering 70F is average for the end of May it comes as no surprise we've had the most 70F degree Memorial days at 16 since 1980.

Year    Date    High    
1980    26th    66    
1981    25th    75    
1982    31st    74    
1983    30th    70    
1984    28th    53                      
1985    27th    72    
1986    26th    82    
1987    25th    67    
1988    30th    82   
1989    29th    75                       
1990    28th    79    
1991    27th    77    
1992    25th    56    
1993    31st    65   
1994    30th    82                      
1995    29th    68    
1996    27th    68    
1997    26th    62    
1998    25th    72    
1999    31st    83                      
2000    29th    71    
2001    28th    56    
2002    27th    76    
2003    26th    67    
2004    31st    64           
2005    30th    68    
2006    29th    82    
2007    28th    70    
2008    26th    75    
2009    25th    70                       
2010    31st    85    
2011    30th    83    
2012    28th    86    
2013    27th    71    
2014    26th    72                      
2015    25th    82    
2016    30th    78    
2017    29th    72    

For the full list with low temperatures and precipitation click here for the National Weather Service Buffalo Holiday Climatology. 

 

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