BUFFALO, N.Y. — This stretch of warm and quiet weather continues with near record high temperatures again Tuesday.
Monday's high temperatures reached 81 degrees. The record high temperature for Oct. 11 is 82 degrees, set back in 1949, and the record high temperature for Oct. 12 is 81 degrees set back in 1893. The forecast highs for Buffalo on Tuesday is 80 degrees so it will be close.
And it says something for how abnormally warm it is for this time of year when our forecast is close to centuries old weather records for this time of year. Monday was the eighth day this month with high temperatures in the 70s and 80s.
By the end of this week, that streak could reach up to 12 days with highs at or above 70 degrees.
Keep in mind all weather records for the city are observed and kept at the National Weather Service Office in Buffalo at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.