Don Paul

2 days ago | buffalonews.com | Don Paul

Monday was the soggiest day we’ve had around here, especially on the Niagara Frontier. Northern Erie and Niagara counties got hit the hardest. To go with flooding in the north were scattered reports of wind damage from severe thunderstorms that crossed parts of the region in several rounds of convective cells. Up to this point, I doubt anyone is thinking about nominating this April for any awards, even with several genuinely nice days sprinkled in.

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Don Paul

On Wednesday, there was hardly a sign of a mid-April feel or look to our weather. Not exactly what you would call an April 16 kind of vibe…. pic.twitter.com/kplfUIyGl1— Don Paul (@donpaulbitsosun) April 16, 2025Following high-elevation snow Tuesday night that brought 4.5 inches of accumulation to Springville and 3.7 inches to Warsaw, there were still flakes to be seen Wednesday, accompanied by a gloomy sky (again) and a raw breeze creating a wind chill in the 20s.

3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Don Paul

Before we get to the future, let’s take a quick look back at how we’ve fared in March. It was a mild month, even if you choose to focus on the chilly-to-cold days. Through Sunday, the Buffalo monthly mean temperature was running 6.1 degrees above average, a significant anomaly. We peaked with two 75-degree days, and a record 76 March 19. The coldest day, by far, was March 2, with a high of 22 and a low of 10.

1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Don Paul

It is only fitting that it’s another windy March day as I write this article. With a wind advisory in effect until late Monday evening, and a few peak gusts to 50 mph likely on the Niagara Frontier, a post by meteorologist Ben Noll is a good match. Ben did the complex statistical analysis, which will confirm your suspicions. While we haven’t suffered much in the way of damaging high wind events this month, it has been considerably windier than average.

1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Don Paul

As the March 19 record high of 74 (2012, set in the warmest March on record) falls victim to a downslope southerly wind, some may be thinking this warmth is going to have inevitable staying power. Not only is this not inevitable, it is actually entirely unlikely. Over the decades I’ve been here, I’ve tried to educate my followers about downslope winds, which include sometimes ferocious examples east of the Rockies.