Climate at a Glance
City Rankings
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Buffalo, New York
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1972 1-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 56.8°F (13.8°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 45.5°F (7.5°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
37.7°F (3.2°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.6°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1926 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1908 | ||||||
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
35.1°F (1.7°C) | 37.5°F (3.1°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1927, 1939, 2005 | ||||||
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
38.2°F (3.4°C) | 38.5°F (3.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 2001 | ||||||
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 41.1°F (5.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1952, 1960, 1964, 1976, 1986 | ||||||
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.0°F (6.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1947 | ||||||
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 46.4°F (8.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1926 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1929, 1964 | ||||||
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 44.0°F (6.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1965 | ||||||
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2013, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1962 | ||||||
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1937, 1941, 1969, 1983, 1984 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907, 1918 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1941, 1943, 1965, 1983 | ||||||
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1908 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1940, 1963, 1973, 1984, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/