Despite near below Zero temperatures on the way Wednesday and Thursday, we need to count our blessings because we will be nowhere near the Record Low temperatures Buffalo has experienced.  According to a Weather and Science Facts website,  the Record Low in Buffalo was on February 2, 1961, and February 9, 1934, when it was -20 Fahrenheit on both days.  Yes, that's 20 Degrees Fahrenheit Below Zero on both days.

Here's a list of all the lowest temperatures in Buffalo each year from 1834 to 2018, according to currentresults.com:

Lowest Buffalo temperatures in recent years
Min °FDateMin °C
-1December 28, 2017-18
-12February 14, 2016-24
-10February 16, 2015 +-23
-5January 07, 2014-21
1January 25, 2013-17
2January 15, 2012-17
-8January 24, 2011-22
-2January 31, 2010-19
-6February 05, 2009-21
2February 11, 2008 +-17
-1February 15, 2007-18
7February 19, 2006-14
-6January 28, 2005-21
-7January 10, 2004-22
-3March 03, 2003 +-19
3December 03, 2002-16
5January 02, 2001-15
0January 22, 2000 +-18
-4March 08, 1999-20
8December 30, 1998-13
-5January 19, 1997 +-21
-10January 06, 1996-23
-1February 12, 1995 +-18
-10January 19, 1994-23
-9December 27, 1993-23
-6February 12, 1992-21
2December 19, 1991-17
2February 25, 1990-17
-4December 27, 1989-20
-9December 12, 1988-23
-2January 27, 1987-19
-3January 15, 1986-19
-10January 21, 1985-23
-10January 16, 1984-23
-8December 21, 1983-22
-16January 17, 1982-27
-7January 04, 1981-22
-10December 25, 1980-23
-18February 18, 1979-28
-4February 05, 1978 +-20
-7January 29, 1977-22
-11January 23, 1976-24
-4December 24, 1975-20
0February 08, 1974-18
-5February 17, 1973-21
-3January 15, 1972-19
-2February 01, 1971-19
-8January 15, 1970-22
-2December 25, 1969-19
-11January 12, 1968-24
-7February 08, 1967-22
-6January 28, 1966-21
-4January 15, 1965 +-20
1February 11, 1964-17
-11January 24, 1963-24
-8February 11, 1962-22
-20February 02, 1961-29
-8December 24, 1960-22
-2February 02, 1959-19
-5February 18, 1958-21
-12January 15, 1957-24
6December 30, 1956-14
-1December 20, 1955 +-18
1February 12, 1954 +-17
6March 02, 1953-14
1January 29, 1952-17
-5February 03, 1951-21
-3February 20, 1950-19
7March 20, 1949-14
-8January 24, 1948-22
2February 05, 1947-17
-1January 19, 1946-18
-8January 25, 1945-22
-5February 19, 1944 +-21
-14February 15, 1943-26
-7December 20, 1942-22
0February 10, 1941-18
-7January 07, 1940-22
-1January 26, 1939 +-18
-1March 03, 1938-18
9December 13, 1937 +-13
-3February 18, 1936 +-19
-3January 24, 1935-19
-20February 09, 1934-29
-7December 29, 1933-22
6December 16, 1932-14
6February 01, 1931-14
-1February 16, 1930-18
-1January 14, 1929 +-18
2February 26, 1928-17
-5January 27, 1927-21
-2January 29, 1926-19
-7December 27, 1925-22
-7January 21, 1924-22
-2January 17, 1923-19
0February 17, 1922-18
0January 19, 1921-18
-11January 31, 1920-24
-3December 17, 1919-19
-12February 05, 1918-24
-8February 12, 1917-22
-1March 18, 1916 +-18
0January 30, 1915-18
-10January 13, 1914-23
-1March 07, 1913-18
-13February 10, 1912-25
3March 16, 1911 +-16
-6February 07, 1910 +-21
-1February 01, 1909-18
-8February 05, 1908-22
-4February 12, 1907 +-20
-2February 02, 1906-19
-8February 14, 1905-22
-8February 16, 1904-22
-3February 19, 1903-19
3January 28, 1902-16
-2January 19, 1901-19
-1February 26, 1900-18
-8February 10, 1899-22
-3February 02, 1898 +-19
0January 24, 1897-18
-9February 17, 1896-23
-13February 06, 1895-25
-5February 25, 1894-21
-5January 10, 1893-21
-2January 26, 1892 +-19
4March 02, 1891-16
7December 28, 1890-14
-10February 24, 1889-23
-8February 10, 1888 +-22
-2January 18, 1887 +-19
-12February 05, 1886-24
-13February 11, 1885-25
-14January 25, 1884-26
-6January 22, 1883-21
-5January 24, 1882-21
-7February 03, 1881-22
-9December 30, 1880-23
-2February 28, 1879-19
3January 23, 1878 +-16
0January 13, 1877-18
0December 17, 1876 +-18
-13February 09, 1875-25
2February 02, 1874 +-17

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