Is this weather normal in Erie County?

New York · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Erie County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 50.9° on average. Erie County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 54°, lows near 37°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Erie County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.0°OctNov: -1.5°NovDec: -4.9°DecJan 2026: -3.9°JanFeb: -2.6°FebMar: +4.8°MarApr: +5.4°AprMay: -2.5°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: +1.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.5 inOctNov: -0.0 inNovDec: +0.7 inDecJan 2026: +0.9 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: +2.6 inMarApr: +3.5 inAprMay: +1.0 inMayJun: +0.9 inJunJul: -1.4 inJulAug: +0.8 inAugSep: -1.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Erie County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January32° / 17°3.2 in35.2° 193211.4° 1918
February34° / 17°2.3 in33.9° 20179.6° 2015
March43° / 24°2.8 in46.1° 201221.5° 1960
April56° / 34°3.5 in50.4° 202637.1° 1926
May68° / 45°3.4 in62.8° 201847.7° 1917
June76° / 55°3.7 in70.2° 200559.5° 1926
July80° / 60°3.9 in75.7° 192165.4° 1965
August79° / 58°3.6 in73.6° 201662.5° 1927
September72° / 52°4.0 in66.9° 196154.7° 1918
October60° / 41°4.0 in57.7° 202141.5° 1925
November48° / 32°3.5 in46.3° 193132.3° 1933
December37° / 24°3.6 in41.5° 201516.2° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Erie County

Crime Radar: Buffalo, North Tonawanda, Lackawanna, Tonawanda, Tonawanda Town

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