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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 September 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 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 67 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65
1928 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 66 65 63 62 59 59 59
1929 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 67 67 66 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
1930 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 66 65 64
1931 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 69 68 68 68
1932 74 75 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 65
1933 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 66
1934 68 68 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 67
1935 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 64 64 64
1936 68 68 66 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 64 63
1937 75 75 77 77 76 76 75 73 73 73 72 71 70 69 68 66 65 65 64 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 63
1938 74 73 73 73 73 71 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 63
1939 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 66 65
1940 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 68 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 65 65 64 64 64
1941 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 66 65 65
1942 71 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 64 63 63
1943 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 72 71 70 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 65 66 65 64 64 64 64 64
1944 70 70 70 71 71 71 68 68 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 66
1945 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 68 67 67 66 67 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 64
1946 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66
1947 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 72 68 68 67 67 66 65 63 63
1948 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 67 66 66 66
1949 72 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 62 62 62
1950 72 72 71 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 63 62 62 61 62 62
1951 72 71 70 70 70 69 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 63
1952 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 66 65 65 65
1953 75 76 77 77 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 74 72 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 65 64 64 65 65
1954 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 65 64 62 62 62 62 62 62 63 63
1955 72 71 73 73 72 71 70 70 70 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 65
1956 70 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 62 62 62 62 61 62 62
1957 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 65 68 67 66 65 65 64 64 64 64
1958 69 69 69 69 69 68 69 69 68 68 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 65 65
1959 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 75 75 75 73 72 70 69 67 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 68
1960 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 66
1961 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 74 74 74 73 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71 70 69 67 68
1962 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 62 61
1963 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 65 65 66 65 65 65 65 64 63 63 62 62 62 62 64 62 60
1964 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 69 69 68 68 68 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 63 62 62 62
1965 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 68 66 66 68 67 66 65 64 64 64
1966 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 63 62 62 61 61 61 59
1967 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 66 66 64 64 63 63 62 61
1968 71 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68
1969 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 72 71 71 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 65 64
1970 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 67 67
1971 70 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 69 68 68 67 67 66 66 65 65 64 64 64 64
1972 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66
1973 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 74 74 73 73 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 67 66 66 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 65
1974 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65
1975 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 62 62 63 62 62 62
1976 71 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 63 63 62 62 62 62
1977 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 66 65 65 65
1978 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 63
1979 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
1980 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 66 65 65 65
1981 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 66 65 64 64 65 65 64 62 62
1982 67 67 65 64 64 65 65 64 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 66 65 65 64 65 65 65 62 62 62 64 64 64 63 64
1983 74 73 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 66 67 67 66 66 66 66 65 65
1984 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 68 67 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 66 66 64 64 64
1985 69 68 69 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 69 68 67 66 65 66 65 66 67 67 68 68 68 67 68 66 66 63 65 65
1986 68 68 68 68 69 69 67 67 67 66 66 67 65 65 65 64 64 64 65 65 64 65 65 65 65 69 65 65 65 65
1987 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 69 67 69 69 67 66 66 67 67
1988 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 69 69 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66
1989 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 68 67 64 63 63 62 61 61 61
1990 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 69 68 68 67 67 67 66 63 64 63 63 63 63 64
1991 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 67 67 66 65 64 64
1992 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 68 66 66 66 65 65
1993 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 70 69 69 68 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 63 63 61
1994 71 71 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 68 68 68 67 67
1995 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 67 67 67 66 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
1996 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 72 73 72 72 72 72 69 69 69 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 66 65 65 65 64 64
1997 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 64 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 62
1998 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 70 68 68 68 68 67 67 67
1999 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 68 69 68 67 66 67 67 67 66 66 67 67
2000 74 75 75 75 73 73 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 66 67 66 65 65 64 64
2001 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 66 67 67 66 66 66 63 63 62 62
2002 75 75 75 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 70 69 69 68 67 67 66
2003 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 66 66 68 72 65
2004 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 69 68
2005 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 72 72 70 70 71 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 65
2006 72 73 70 68 67 68 68 69 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 64 64 63 63 63
2007 71 74 71 71 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 69 69 68 69 68 69 65 65 65 65 68 66 67 67 67 67
2008 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67
2009 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 65 65
2010 74 74 75 74 72 70 70 70 70 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 64
2011 74 74 74 76 74 73 74 73 73 71 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 67 67 66 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68
2012 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 64
2013 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 68 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
2014 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67
2015 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 68 68 68
2016 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 71 70 69
2017 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 67 68 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 70 69 68
2018 75 74 75 75 76 76 76 75 73 71 70 70 70 70 69 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 67
2019 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 67
2020 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 65 66 65 66 65 65
2021 74 72 71 71 72 71 70 70 69 68 69 71 69 68 70 68 69 70 69 68 70 69 68 66 66 65 66 66 65 65
2022 75 75 75 76 75 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 70 70 70 67 67 67
2023 71 71 71 71 72 73 73 72 71 72 71 70 69 69 68 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69
2024 73 73 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70

 

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