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Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

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Lake Erie November 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.
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1927 57 57 56 56 55 55 51 51 51 51 50 49 49 50 50 51 51 50 49 49 48 47 47 47 48 47 47 47 48 48
1928 55 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 46 45 45 45 43
1929 53 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 48 48 46 45 45 44 43 43 39 39 39
1930 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 49 47 47 48 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 45 44 42 42
1931 57 57 55 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 55 53 52 52 50 49
1932 53 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 50 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 44 44 43 42 41 41 42 42
1933 53 53 53 52 52 51 50 50 47 47 45 44 44 43 44 44 41 41 39 39 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 38 38
1934 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 48 48 47 47 47 46 47 47 44 45 45 46 47 47 48 47 47 47 46 46 46 47
1935 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 42
1936 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 49 47 45 43 44 44 43 43 43 43 42 41 38 38 38 37
1937 50 50 50 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 47 48 48 47 47 47 46 45 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 44 43 43 42
1938 56 56 55 55 56 55 55 54 54 53 53 53 53 51 50 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 47 47 46 46 46 43 43 42
1939 54 54 52 52 52 52 52 52 47 50 49 49 48 48 47 47 45 47 46 46 45 46 46 46 45 45 44 44 45 45
1940 53 53 52 51 51 51 51 50 49 49 49 49 47 47 48 46 46 45 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 43 41 41 41
1941 55 54 53 53 54 53 53 51 50 49 48 47 47 49 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 48 47 46 45 45 46 46 46
1942 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 50 48 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 44 44 44
1943 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 48 47 45 46 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 43 43 43 44 43 42 42
1944 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 47 47 46 46
1945 53 53 52 52 51 51 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 47 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 43
1946 58 58 58 58 57 56 56 56 55 55 55 54 53 53 52 52 51 50 50 50 50 50 47 47 47 48 48 47 46 46
1947 59 59 58 58 58 58 57 56 55 53 53 52 52 50 50 49 48 48 49 48 48 48 48 46 46 45 45 45 41 41
1948 54 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 51 50 49 50 48 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 47 47 47
1949 56 55 55 55 55 54 53 51 51 52 51 51 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 49 49 48 47 46 45 44 44 43 43 43
1950 56 55 55 55 55 53 53 52 52 51 51 50 50 49 49 48 48 48 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 44 43 42 43 39
1951 54 53 53 53 50 49 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 41 41 41 41
1952 51 51 51 50 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 46 45 44
1953 58 57 55 55 55 55 54 53 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 48 48 47
1954 54 54 53 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 44
1955 55 55 55 53 52 52 52 52 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 49 46 46 46 45 44 45 45 44 43 43 43 40 41
1956 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 55 54 52 52 53 49 50 50 50 50 49 50 50 49 49 48 47 45 45 45 44 44 42
1957 53 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 49 46 47 47 47 47 48 47 47 46 48 47 47 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 43 43
1958 56 54 54 54 54 52 51 50 50 50 47 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 48 49 48 48 48 44 44 44 44
1959 54 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 49 50 50 48 47 48 47 47 47 47 42 42 42 44 42 43 44 44 41 40 42 40
1960 54 54 53 51 51 51 51 51 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 47 48 47 48 48 48 48 47 47 48 47 47 48 47
1961 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 48 48 47 45 46 47 46 45 44
1962 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 47 46 47 46 46 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
1963 57 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 50 50 50 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 48 47 47 46
1964 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 52 51 51 51 52 51 50 50 49 47 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 43
1965 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 49 48 47 47 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 43 42 43
1966 51 50 52 48 47 47 48 48 47 47 47 48 48 48 47 47 48 47 47 47 47 46 45 45 46 46 46 47 46 45
1967 52 52 52 52 51 50 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 47 45 45 45 45 43 41 41 43 43 41 41 41 41 40 39 39
1968 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 52 52 52 50 50 50 50 50 48 48 44 44 45 45 45 44 44 45 45 45 45
1969 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 49 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 44 44 44 44 44 43 43
1970 57 57 57 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 53 52 51 50 49 49 49 47 47 46 45 43 46 45 44 44
1971 60 60 60 58 57 56 55 52 53 53 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 49 48 48 47 47 47 47 46 46
1972 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 47 47 47 47 48 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 43 43 43 40
1973 57 54 54 54 54 52 50 50 47 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 46 46 47 46 46
1974 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 51 51 50 47 47 47 48 47 46 46 46 46 46 45 45 45 44
1975 55 55 54 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 52 52 51 51 50 51 51 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 47 47
1976 48 47 47 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 42 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 41 42 43 42 41 39 40 40 40 40 41 38
1977 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 52 51 50 50 50 50 49 46 47 48 46 47 47 47 46 44 44 42 44
1978 53 53 53 52 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 44 42 44
1979 53 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 47 46 46 47 47 47 48 49 48 48 48 48 47 46
1980 48 49 50 50 48 48 48 49 48 48 46 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 44 43 42 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 42
1981 50 50 50 50 51 51 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 45 45 44 44 44 44 43 42 42
1982 55 55 55 55 55 53 52 52 51 52 52 52 51 50 50 49 49 48 48 46 46 48 48 48 48 46 46 46 46 45
1983 54 54 54 54 53 53 52 52 52 52 53 51 51 50 50 50 50 47 47 48 48 48 47 48 48 47 47 46 46 45
1984 58 58 57 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 53 52 52 49 48 47 48 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 45 45
1985 57 57 56 56 56 55 55 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 47 47
1986 55 55 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 51 51 51 51 51 49 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 46 45 46 45 45 45 45
1987 53 53 54 54 54 53 50 50 51 51 51 50 50 49 48 48 49 50 49 48 46 45 45 45 44 44 45 45 45 45
1988 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 46 48 48 48 46 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 46 46 46 46 45
1989 54 54 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 50 49 49 49 50 48 47 44 45 43 43 44 44 42 42 41 42 42 42
1990 53 54 54 53 53 53 52 53 52 54 50 50 48 48 48 50 49 48 49 48 47 48 47 47 45 46 47 47 48 48
1991 57 56 56 55 54 53 54 53 53 53 52 51 50 51 50 51 51 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 47 47
1992 51 50 50 50 50 50 48 48 47 47 47 48 48 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 43 43
1993 51 50 50 49 49 48 47 46 46 47 46 47 46 46 46 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 44 43 43 43 43 42
1994 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 52 51 52 52 50 48 48 47 46 47 46 45
1995 55 54 54 53 51 50 51 51 50 49 49 49 46 46 46 44 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 42
1996 54 52 53 50 50 50 52 52 49 49 48 47 46 46 46 46 45 44 45 44 44 44 44 43 43 42 41 40 40 41
1997 53 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 49 49 49 48 47 46 47 44 44 45 45 45 44 43 43 42 43 42 42 43
1998 57 57 57 56 57 56 56 56 55 53 53 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 50 49 49 49 49 48 47 47 48 48 47 48
1999 54 54 53 51 52 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 48 47 46 47 47 48 47 47 49 47 47 46
2000 58 57 57 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 56 54 54 53 52 51 53 49 49 47 44 43 43 45 45 45 44 44 43
2001 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 47 47 48 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47
2002 52 51 51 48 48 50 49 48 49 49 48 50 49 49 47 47 47 47 46 45 46 45 45 45 44 43 43 42 42 42
2003 52 52 52 52 52 53 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 47 48 48 48 48 46 46 48 48 47 46 46 46 46 46
2004 56 58 57 56 55 54 54 53 53 53 53 52 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 47 47 47 48
2005 53 52 53 52 53 53 52 53 53 53 53 53 53 51 51 52 50 48 46 46 48 47 46 46 44 44 41 41 41 43
2006 51 50 49 49 49 47 48 47 47 47 48 48 48 47 47 49 49 49 48 48 47 47 47 47 46 46 47 47 47 47
2007 58 56 56 56 56 56 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 47 46 46 46 45 45 43
2008 52 51 52 52 51 51 52 52 52 51 49 49 50 50 50 50 48 48 47 47 46 45 45 45 44 44 42 42 40 42
2009 53 53 53 53 53 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 48 48 49 49 48 49 49 48 47 48
2010 54 53 53 53 54 54 51 51 51 51 51 50 51 51 50 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47
2011 54 53 53 52 52 51 53 52 52 53 53 51 51 52 53 53 52 52 49 50 49 50 50 47 48 47 48 47 48 47
2012 54 54 54 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 48 48 49 47 48 48 49 49 47 47 44 45 45 44 43
2013 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 49 49 49 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46 45 46 45 44 42 42 42 41
2014 55 54 54 54 54 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 49 50 49 48 47 46 44 44 40 40 39 43 43 41 42 41 40 40
2015 53 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 54 54 53 53 52 51 50 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 46
2016 57 58 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 53 53 51 50 50 50 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 47 47
2017 55 54 54 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 51 51 51 51 51 50 48 48 49 46 46 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 44 45
2018 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 51 52 51 49 48 48 48 47 47 45 45 46 46 45 44 43 43 43 43 43 41 41 42
2019 56 55 55 54 54 53 53 51 51 50 50 48 48 47 46 46 45 45 44 45 45 46 44 44 44 45 45 45 44 46
2020 56 57 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 53 53 53 53 53 53 51 51 50 51 49 49 49 49 46 47 47 46 46 46 46
2021 59 57 57 57 56 55 54 55 56 55 55 55 54 53 53 53 52 54 52 50 50 50 49 48 48 49 45 44 44 43
2022 57 57 57 57 57 58 57 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 52 52 51 50 50 48 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 45 45
2023 57 57 57 57 56 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 51 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 47 47 47
2024 58 58 58 58 57 58 57 57 56 56 56 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 52

 

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