Halloween
PERIOD OF RECORD: 153 YEARS (1871 - 2023)
The highest temperature recorded on Halloween is 73F degrees in 1971. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Halloween is 22F back in 1975. The high temperature averages 54F degrees and the low 39F degrees on Halloween. The greatest Halloween snow occurred back in 1917 when 4.0 inches fell on the 31st, and a storm total through the beginning of November 1st totaled 7.8 inches. A strong cold front pushed across Buffalo during the evening hours of Halloween in 2019. Strong wind gusts to 59 mph downed many trees, created numerous power outages and brought a daily record precipitation event.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
73 | 1971 |
Lowest |
22 | 1988 |
Highest Minimum |
60 | 1974 |
Lowest Maximum |
32 | 1906 |
Average High |
54 | |
Average Low |
39 |
HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
(since 1944; 80 years)
30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of occurrences | 2 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 5 |
Percentage | 3% | 21% | 36% | 34% | 6% |
Precipitation Data
(since 1944; 80 years)
Number of times 0.01" or greater: |
34 |
Number of times 0.10" or greater: |
21 |
Number of times 0.50" or greater: |
7 |
|
Precipitation Records
Greatest Precipitation |
1.43" | 2019 |
Almanac Data for Recent Halloweens
Year | High | Low | Precip |
1980
|
52 | 45 | 0.00 |
1981
|
64 | 40 | 0.00 |
1982
|
60 | 50 | 0.77 |
1983
|
57 | 27 | 0.00 |
1984
|
57 | 38 | T |
1985 | 63 | 37 | 0.00 |
1986 | 60 | 29 | 0.00 |
1987 | 55 | 37 | 0.00 |
1988 | 49 | 26 | 0.00 |
1989 | 72 | 47 | 0.47 |
1990 | 60 | 41 | 0.00 |
1991 | 57 | 39 | 0.00 |
1992 | 42 | 34 | 0.00 |
1993 | 37 | 32 | 0.48 (2.8" snow) |
1994 | 58 | 47 | 0.38 |
1995 | 43 | 38 | 0.10 |
1996 | 45 | 35 | 0.00 |
1997 | 64 | 42 | T |
1998 | 54 | 29 | 0.00 |
1999 | 62 | 46 | 0.01 |
2000 | 53 | 30 | 0.00 |
2001 | 58 | 40 | T |
2002 | 43 | 26 | 0.02 |
2003 | 69 | 56 | 0.00 |
2004 | 57 | 48 | T |
2005 | 58 | 44 | 0.00 |
2006 | 64 | 44 | 0.04 |
2007 | 66 | 43 | T |
2008 | 61 | 43 | 0.00 |
2009 | 63 | 45 | 0.59 |
2010 | 47 | 34 | T (T snow) |
2011 | 54 | 35 | 0.01 |
2012 | 46 | 40 | 0.10 |
2013 | 67 | 45 | 1.22 |
2014 | 49 | 42 | 0.10 |
2015 | 52 | 33 | T |
2016 | 50 | 32 | 0.00 |
2017 | 43 | 35 | 0.08 (0.1 snow) |
2018 | 58 | 44 | 0.28 |
2019 | 62 | 40 | 1.43 |
2020 | 46 | 28 | 0.00 |
2021 | 57 | 50 | 0.03 |
2022 | 61 | 48 | 0.04 |
2023 | 40 | 32 | 0.09 (0.4 snow) |
2024 |