Is this the hottest year on record in Buffalo, New York?

If you feel like this summer is a lot hotter than usual, you’re not alone.

For a city perpetually known for its abundance of snow and freezing temperatures in the winter, here in Buffalo we seem to have had several bouts of scorching heat in recent months.

It seems like this year we’ve been turning on our air conditioners and fans earlier than ever (and sweating through more shirts than we care to admit). Thankfully, July isn’t as brutally hot as the 90-degree days of last June, though we could have done without the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes we’ve been dealing with over the past two weeks.

Even when we look back on this past winter, we admit that we came through relatively unscathed when it came to snowfall and cold weather.

But is it just us, or is this year one of the warmest we can remember in Buffalo?

2024 Could Be Buffalo’s Hottest Year Ever

Don’t feel guilty about turning on the air conditioning. According to the National Weather ServiceThe Buffalo region is experiencing its warmest start to 2024 since it began keeping temperature records in the 1870s.

Following NWS data from January through June of this year, 5 out of 6 months rank among the 10 warmest months on record. To put things in perspective, here are the average high temperatures for each month so far this year in Buffalo.

Average monthly temperatures in Buffalo in 2024

January: 52°

FEBRUARY: 68°

March: 72°

April: 78°

Can: 86°

June: 93°

Worldwide, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2023 2024 was officially the hottest year on record. However, it increasingly looks like 2024 will shatter that record.

Fans of the hot and humid summer season can rejoice. It doesn’t look like those warm temperatures in Western New York are going away anytime soon. But if you’d rather be outside feeling cold than sweaty, you might be out of luck. Maybe you should start planning a move to the Arctic?