First freeze 2026 · Buffalo, NY
When is Buffalo's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 11 days past the normal date (Oct 27). 17 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 27 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 23, 1947
- Latest on record
- Nov 26, 1902
- Record since
- 1873 (152 falls)
- Station
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Coldest so far
- 34°F on Oct 21
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7. Normal first hard freeze: Nov 8.
Common questions
When is Buffalo's first freeze?
Around Oct 27. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Buffalo Niagara International Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Buffalo had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 11 days past the normal date (Oct 27). 17 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Buffalo?
Sep 23, 1947, in a record that goes back to 1873.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Buffalo?
Nov 26, 1902.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 2024 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 2023 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 2022 | Nov 9 | 32°F |
| 2021 | Nov 4 | 32°F |
| 2020 | Oct 31 | 28°F |
| 2019 | Nov 6 | 31°F |
| 2018 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 2017 | Nov 7 | 32°F |
| 2016 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 2015 | Oct 19 | 30°F |
| 2014 | Nov 2 | 31°F |
| 2013 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2012 | Oct 12 | 31°F |
| 2011 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 2010 | Nov 1 | 28°F |
| 2009 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 2008 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 2007 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 2006 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 2005 | Nov 16 | 31°F |
| 2004 | Nov 8 | 30°F |
| 2003 | Oct 3 | 31°F |
| 2002 | Oct 24 | 30°F |
| 2001 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 2000 | Oct 29 | 31°F |
| 1999 | Oct 7 | 30°F |
| 1998 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1997 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1996 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1995 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1994 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1993 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1992 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1991 | Sep 30 | 32°F |
| 1990 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1989 | Nov 3 | 27°F |
| 1988 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1987 | Oct 26 | 29°F |
| 1986 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1985 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1984 | Oct 5 | 30°F |
| 1983 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1982 | Oct 24 | 29°F |
| 1981 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1980 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1979 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1978 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 1977 | Oct 14 | 30°F |
| 1976 | Oct 18 | 29°F |
| 1975 | Oct 30 | 27°F |
| 1974 | Oct 3 | 30°F |
| 1973 | Nov 5 | 30°F |
| 1972 | Oct 10 | 29°F |
| 1971 | Nov 7 | 28°F |
| 1970 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1969 | Oct 22 | 27°F |
| 1968 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1967 | Oct 29 | 27°F |
| 1966 | Oct 18 | 30°F |
| 1965 | Oct 5 | 30°F |
| 1964 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1963 | Sep 24 | 32°F |
| 1962 | Oct 24 | 28°F |
| 1961 | Oct 23 | 30°F |
| 1960 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1959 | Oct 21 | 32°F |
| 1958 | Oct 6 | 29°F |
| 1957 | Sep 28 | 32°F |
| 1956 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1955 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1954 | Oct 7 | 32°F |
| 1953 | Nov 4 | 32°F |
| 1952 | Oct 18 | 29°F |
| 1951 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1950 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1949 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 1948 | Oct 21 | 30°F |
| 1947 | Sep 23 | 32°F |
| 1946 | Nov 14 | 32°F |
| 1945 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1944 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1943 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1942 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1941 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1940 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 1939 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1938 | Nov 14 | 29°F |
| 1937 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1936 | Oct 12 | 31°F |
| 1935 | Nov 17 | 31°F |
| 1934 | Oct 20 | 29°F |
| 1933 | Oct 25 | 29°F |
| 1932 | Nov 3 | 30°F |
| 1931 | Nov 6 | 30°F |
| 1930 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1929 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1928 | Oct 26 | 30°F |
| 1927 | Nov 6 | 28°F |
| 1926 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1925 | Oct 9 | 31°F |
| 1924 | Nov 8 | 29°F |
| 1923 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1922 | Oct 20 | 28°F |
| 1921 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1920 | Nov 10 | 32°F |
| 1919 | Nov 12 | 30°F |
| 1918 | Nov 12 | 32°F |
| 1917 | Oct 31 | 28°F |
| 1916 | Nov 12 | 31°F |
| 1915 | Nov 7 | 31°F |
| 1914 | Oct 26 | 29°F |
| 1913 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1912 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 1911 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1910 | Oct 28 | 31°F |
| 1909 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1908 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1907 | Oct 21 | 31°F |
| 1906 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1905 | Oct 25 | 31°F |
| 1904 | Oct 27 | 31°F |
| 1903 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1902 | Nov 26 | 32°F |
| 1901 | Nov 4 | 31°F |
| 1900 | Nov 9 | 31°F |
| 1899 | Nov 12 | 27°F |
| 1898 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1897 | Nov 12 | 32°F |
| 1896 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 1895 | Oct 20 | 30°F |
| 1894 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1893 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1892 | Nov 5 | 26°F |
| 1891 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 1890 | Nov 3 | 31°F |
| 1889 | Oct 21 | 31°F |
| 1888 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 1887 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1886 | Nov 6 | 31°F |
| 1885 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1884 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1883 | Oct 5 | 32°F |
| 1882 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1881 | Oct 11 | 29°F |
| 1880 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1879 | Oct 24 | 30°F |
| 1878 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1877 | Nov 5 | 26°F |
| 1876 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1875 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1874 | Nov 12 | 29°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)