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Arctic Blast Set to Arrive on Thanksgiving; Dangerous Wind Chills, Lake Effect Snow, Severe Thunderstorms

A significant arctic outbreak will arrive in the northern Rockies and northern Plains on Thanksgiving into Friday and advance farther south and east through much of the Plains and Midwest this weekend. Dangerous wind chill temperatures are expected with a significant long duration lake effect snow event possible downwind of the Great Lakes. Severe thunderstorms may be possible in the Southeast. Read More >

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Lake Erie August Temperatures Buffalo

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Lake Erie

The Lake Erie water temperature is officially taken at the Buffalo Water Treatment Plant located on Lake Erie at the entrance to the Niagara River.  The reading is taken at a depth of 30 feet.

This data is unofficial.
August  1   2  3  4 5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1927 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 68 68
1928 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73
1929 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69
1930 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69
1931 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 70
1932 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73
1933 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 71 71 70 71
1934 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 69
1935 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72 71
1936 70 71 71 73 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 69
1937 73 73 73 73 73 75 74 74 74 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
1938 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 74
1939 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
1940 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 69 69
1941 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 71
1942 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71
1943 75 76 76 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 71 71 71
1944 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 70
1945 73 73 73 73 70 71 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 70 69 70 70 69 69 69
1946 71 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69
1947 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 75 75
1948 72 73 73 73 73 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 72 72 73 74 75 75 75
1949 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 78 78 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
1950 71 72 72 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 72
1951 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72
1952 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73
1953 75 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 75
1954 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 71 71 70 70 69
1955 75 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 72 72 74 70 72 72 72 74 73 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72
1956 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 69 69 69 69
1957 73 73 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 68
1958 73 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 70 70
1959 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 77 77 76 77 77
1960 71 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 70 71 71 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 69 70 71 72 72
1961 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72
1962 69 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 70
1963 75 75 75 75 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69
1964 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 69 68 68 67 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 67 68 67 68 68 69 69 70
1965 70 70 69 69 69 69 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 72 71 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 69 67 68
1966 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 72
1967 72 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 70
1968 73 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 71
1969 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 73 73 73
1970 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 74
1971 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
1972 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 73 70 69 69 69 70 69 69 70 70 70 72 72 73 73 73 73 73
1973 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 73 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 74
1974 70 71 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
1975 74 76 76 76 76 75 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71
1976 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 69 68 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 72 72 72 71 70
1977 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 70 71 71 71
1978 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
1979 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 70
1980 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75
1981 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 75 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72
1982 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 70 70 69 70 70 68 67 67 68 67 67 65 65 65 66
1983 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 71 71 72 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 74
1984 70 71 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 70 70 70 71 71
1985 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 70 69 70 70 70 70
1986 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 71 68 67 66 67
1987 78 78 78 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 74 74 74 75 74 76 76 76 77 77 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 70 70 70
1988 77 76 76 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 80 80 79 79 79 77 77 76 75 73 73 74 73 73 73 72 72
1989 74 74 74 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71
1990 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 71 72 72 72 74 73 73 73
1991 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73
1992 66 66 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 66 66 68 68 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 70 70 69 69 69
1993 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 75 75
1994 75 74 74 76 75 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 71 71
1995 76 77 78 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 74
1996 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 75 74 74 73 74 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74
1997 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68
1998 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74
1999 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 72
2000 74 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 74 73 73 75 73 73 73 73
2001 71 71 71 72 72 73 72 74 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
2002 76 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
2003 71 74 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 77 77 75 76 73
2004 72 71 72 72 72 72 70 70 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71
2005 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73
2006 76 79 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73
2007 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71
2008 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 74 73 72 72 71 71 72
2009 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72
2010 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
2011 78 79 78 80 78 78 78 78 79 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 77 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 73 74
2012 75 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 74 73
2013 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73
2014 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 73 72 71 71 72
2015 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 76 74 75 73 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 72 71
2016 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
2017 73 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71
2018 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 71 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75
2019 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 73 73 73 73 72 73 72
2020 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74
2021 71 70 70 71 72 72 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 72 73 74 75 75 74 75 77 76 76 77 77 75
2022 73 74 73 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
2023 74 74 74 74 74 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71
2024 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 76 76 76 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 72

 

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