BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 116-year-old snow record has fallen in Buffalo. This time, it’s for lack of snow.
The city had yet to see its first measurable snowfall by Friday, breaking the record for latest first snow set on Dec. 3, 1899.
The wait will continue, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Mitchell said. There’s no snow in the forecast until at least mid-December.
The start of the winter season couldn’t be more different from last year, when some areas of Buffalo and its suburbs saw an unheard of 7 feet of snow in November during what’s now called the “Snowvember” storm.
During an average season, Buffalo gets its first measurable snow, considered a tenth of an inch or more, on Nov. 8 and sees about 93 inches through the winter.
This weekend’s highs are expected to be in the 50s.
