How warm has our recent weather pattern been? New record highs were set in Western New York on Friday. Meteorologist Steve Welch with the National Weather Service in Buffalo says the high at the Buffalo Airport reached 71 degrees during the early afternoon hours. Welch also says that the 71-degree reading also set a record high for the entire month of February, breaking a mark set in 2000...
Steve Welch: record high on Friday
Meanwhile, the high at the Dunkirk Airport on Friday was 72. Welch adds that a record high was set early this morning, with the mercury reaching 65 degrees in Buffalo. A cold front has brought temperatures down, though, and we should see temperatures into the 30s by late this afternoon.