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Niagara River
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NIAGARA RIVER
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NIAGARA RIVER AT BUFFALO NY

ERIE COUNTY, NY42.8778°N, -78.9164°W
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
9mph SW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

26.7in

+36% vs normal

26.73 in of precipitation so far this year, 36% above the 30-year normal of 19.71 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

26.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.8–24.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+36%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.87" · normal 2.89" (1.6–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.89" · normal 2.43" (1.5–3.4)
Feb
Mar: 7.33" · normal 2.98" (1.7–4.5)
Mar
Apr: 5.44" · normal 3.71" (2.3–4.9)
Apr
May: 4.45" · normal 3.45" (1.9–5.5)
May
Jun: 3.48" · normal 3.94" (2.2–6.2)
Jun
Jul: 0.27" (so far)· normal 4.09" (2.1–6.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.38" (2.3–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.46" (2.0–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.71" (2.0–5.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.21" (1.7–4.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.12" (2.0–4.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:09 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
72°
SAT
77°
70°
SUN
85°
68°
MON
79°
66°
TUE
79°
65°
WED
82°
64°
THU
84°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
82°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
14mph SW
G 24 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
8%
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19%
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CLOUDS
cover %
69%
mostly
69%
25%
6%
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3%
0%
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10%
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100%
100%
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88%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
996
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:42 AM
SUNSET
08:57 PM
15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT7H 48M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated

Station Location

42.8778, -78.9164
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 13:09 UTC
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