Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
960
CXUS51 KBUF 060117
CLMROC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
926 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2026
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...THE ROCHESTER NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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 100 06/21/1953
LOW 35 06/08/1949
HIGHEST 92 06/30 93 06/24
LOWEST 43 06/02 43 06/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 77.7 77.9 -0.2 79.0
AVG. MINIMUM 57.7 57.4 0.3 60.5
MEAN 67.7 67.6 0.1 69.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 1.6 0.4 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 8.14 1922
MINIMUM 0.22 1963
TOTALS 4.38 3.37 1.01 5.98
DAYS >= .01 12 10
DAYS >= .10 7 7
DAYS >= .50 3 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.44 06/14 TO 06/14 3.16 06/18 TO 06/19
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 114.1 102.0 12.1 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 30 49 -19 27
SINCE 7/1 6461 6273 188 MM
COOLING TOTAL 118 128 -10 177
SINCE 1/1 157 172 -15 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/270
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/270 DATE 06/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
... COMFORTABLE START TO SUMMER ...
JUNE 2026 WAS A COMFORTABLE START TO SUMMER WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
REMAINING AT BAY FOR MUCH OF THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THERE WERE TWO
BRIEF STRETCHES OF SUMMER`S HEAT AND HUMIDITY, ONE FROM THE 9TH TO
THE 11TH, AND A SECOND THE FINAL THREE DAYS OF THE MONTH. IT WAS
ALSO A WET MONTH, WITH THE RAINFALL DEPARTURE OVER AN INCH ABOVE
NORMAL.
THE 67.7 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THIS MONTH WAS JUST A HAIR ABOVE
NORMAL. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS A FEW TENTHS OF A DEGREE BELOW
NORMAL, WHILE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WERE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. FOR THE MONTH, 12 DAYS AVERAGED ABOVE THEIR DAILY NORMAL
TEMPERATURE, WHILE 16 DAYS FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
THERE WAS ONE NEW RECORD TEMPERATURE ESTABLISHED, THIS ON THE 10TH
WHEN THE THERMOMETER LOWERED TO JUST 70 DEGREES, BREAKING THE FORMER
WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 69 DEGREES SET IN 1936.
PRECIPITATION TOTALED 4.38 INCHES FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS JUST OVER
AN INCH ABOVE NORMAL, AND IS THE 26TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD. FOR
THE CALENDAR YEAR, THE 23.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RANKS 4TH
WETTEST START TO THE YEAR, TRAILING ONLY THE YEARS 1878/ 25.43",
1916/ 24.07" AND 2017/ 23.52". THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE
RAINFALL WAS ONE DAY GREATER THAN NORMAL, AND LIKE-WISE THE NUMBER
OF DAYS WITH A HALF INCH OF RAIN (3) WAS ALSO ONE DAY GREATER THAN
NORMAL. THE 1.44 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 14TH IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS THE WETTEST DAY FOR THE MONTH. THE 7 DAYS WITH A
THUNDERSTORM ARE 2 DAYS GREATER THAN NORMAL FOR JUNE.
OVERALL, FOR JUNE LONG DURATIONS OF EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES OCCURRED THROUGH THE MONTH. AFTER A COOL START TO THE
MONTH, INCLUDING JUST 65F ON THE 1ST A MODERATING TREND IN
TEMPERATURES OCCURRED, WITH ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH BY THE 4TH. IT WAS
NOT UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK THAT HUMIDITY BEGAN TO INCREASE, WITH A
BRIEF PERIOD OF UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS ON THE 10TH AND 11TH. ON
BOTH THE 10TH AND 11TH A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
OCCURRED WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. A COOL
PERIOD OCCURRED MID-MONTH AND THROUGH THE 4TH WEEK OF JUNE,
INCLUDING A HIGH OF JUST 63F ON THE 22ND. PLEASANT DAYS, GENERALLY
IN THE 70S AND COOL OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES MADE FOR GOOD SLEEPING
WEATHER. THE 18TH PROVED TO BE QUITE EVENTFUL WITH AN OUT OF SEASON
VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVERHEAD. THIS AIDED IN MORNING
THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE, TRANSPORTING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN
TO THE SURFACE. BEHIND THESE STORMS, STRONG WINDS GUSTED THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE 40 TO LOW 50 MPH RANGE.
THIS BROUGHT NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. A WARM
FRONT BROUGHT AFTERNOON STORMS TO THE ROCHESTER REGION DURING THE
AFTERNOON OF THE 25TH. A MORE SUMMER-LIKE AIRMASS SETTLED INTO
WESTERN NEW YORK BY THE 28TH OF THE MONTH WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
SOON FOLLOWING. THE FINAL DAY OF JUNE REACHED 92F WITH
UNCOMFORTABLE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE ON LAKE ONTARIO GENERALLY REMAINED IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S THROUGH THE MONTH. WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THE MONTH, AVERAGING 8.3 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUST, 55 MPH,
OCCURRED ON THE 18TH WITH AN OUT-OF-SEASON WIND EVENT FOR WESTERN
NEW YORK.
IN ALL, A COMFORTABLE SUMMER MONTH WITH A FEW SHORT DURATION PERIODS
OF HEAT.
&&
THOMAS
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