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Fourth of July

PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)

The highest temperature recorded on the Fourth of July is 93F degrees in 2018. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on the Fourth of July is 46F in 1927. The high temperature averages 80F degrees and the low 62F degrees on the Fourth of July.

After a sunny and very warm start to Independence Day in 2004, violent thunderstorms raked metro Buffalo. These storms produced over two inches of rainfall on the city which resulted in some street and basement flooding.

A new temperature record was set for the 4th of July in 2018 when the thermometer reached 93F, breaking the old record set 30 years ago of 92F in 1988. This heat was part of a prolonged period of blistering temperatures, with Niagara Falls topping the 90F mark 7 straight days, ending July 5th. Buffalo had three days in the lower 90s as part of the heat wave.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	93	2018
Lowest	46	1927
Highest Minimum	78	1897
Lowest Maximum	63	1882
Average High	80
Average Low	62

HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

(since 1945; 81 years)

	60s	70s	80s	90s
Number of occurrences	6	29	39	7
Percentage	7%	36%	48%	9%

Precipitation Data

(since 1945; 81 years)

Number of times 0.01" or greater:	24
Number of times 0.10" or greater:	19
Number of times 0.50" or greater:	5

Precipitation Records

Greatest Precipitation

2.19"

2004

Almanac Data for Recent Fourth of July's

Year	High	Low	Precip
1980	83	60	T
1981	85	67	0.00
1982	75	57	0.00
1983	89	70	0.12
1984	76	70	0.09

1985	85	59	0.00
1986	77	52	T
1987	74	64	0.00
1988	92	57	0.00
1989	79	69	0.16

1990	90	74	0.00
1991	80	65	0.80
1992	74	63	T
1993	90	64	0.00
1994	89	61	0.00

1995	84	57	T
1996	74	56	T
1997	66	54	0.04
1998	70	62	0.85
1999	86	75	0.00

2000	77	62	T
2001	73	64	T
2002	85	70	0.05
2003	85	66	T
2004	88	67	2.19

2005	89	71	0.19
2006	77	66	0.03
2007	66	62	0.56
2008	75	52	0.00
2009	69	56	0.00

2010	82	61	0.00
2011	80	62	0.00
2012	87	69	0.00
2013	83	70	0.02
2014	74	56	0.00

2015	77	56	0.00
2016	87	56	0.00
2017	80	59	0.00
2018	93	70	0.00
2019	89	68	0.00

2020	90	70	0.00
2021	84	62	0.00
2022	84	58	0.00
2023	83	68	0.00
2024	84	73	T