BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cold temperatures had an impact on last year's apple harvest across New York, and farmers this week again have reason to be concerned.
Temperatures in Upstate New York are expected to dip as low as 12 degrees overnight in some places.
Meteorologist Tom Niziol — who spent his childhood in Buffalo and eventually worked for more than 30 years with NOAA’s National Weather Service office in Western New York — shared his thoughts on social media Thursday.
"Upstate New York is certainly cold this morning. Apple growers in WNY/CNY have to be concerned. The national low temperature winner should be Saranac Lake at a frigid 12 degrees. #nywx," Niziol said.
Last year 2 On Your Side's Rob Hackford spoke with Tim Bittner, a partner at Bittner-Singer Orchards about the impact that cold temperatures can have on a harvest.
"May 18 was a very scary morning across all of New York State. I mean, here on this farm we were at 30 degrees. Some other farms were in the 20s for most of the night," Bittner said.
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