Buffalo Weather Station

2WX · South Dakota, United States

Climate Buffalo Weather Station 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Buffalo Weather Station (K2WX) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.4 -1 2 2 4 2
February -1.8 7 3 2 -4 3
March 6.6 7 2 9 12 10
April 12.7 14 10 15 13
May 20.1 23 19 20 19
June 27.1 27 25 31 28
July 31.5 30 32 34 31
August 30.3 30 33 32 32
September 25.2 25 28 28 24
October 14.6 13 17 17 16
November 7.5 10 4 11 9
December 2.9 8 -4 2 7
Average 13.7 4.4 15.5 15.4 16.9 16.2

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -10.4 -12 -8 -10 -6 -9
February -12.9 -4 -8 -11 -15 -8
March -5.1 -5 -8 -5 -3 -3
April -1.8 0 -2 0 -2
May 7.0 10 6 5 7
June 12.7 14 12 14 13
July 16.3 15 16 18 15
August 14.6 15 16 15 15
September 10.3 12 12 11 9
October 2.1 2 4 5 3
November -4.3 -2 -7 -1 -4
December -8.3 -5 -13 -10 -6
Average 1.1 -7.0 3.1 1.9 2.9 2.5

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 11.9 11 9 16 12 12
February 12.1 13 12 15 14 12
March 12.5 12 11 16 13 13
April 14.2 14 19 13 15
May 12.1 10 14 11 14
June 11.1 9 11 11 12
July 9.7 10 10 10 9
August 9.9 11 9 11 11
September 11.3 10 10 11 13
October 13.9 12 13 13 14
November 12.9 12 15 14 13
December 12.2 12 12 13 13
Average 11.9 11.7 10.9 13.2 12.1 12.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 284° 288° 290° 290° 287°
February 292° 294° 295° 298° 283°
March 335° 004° 306° 294° 290°
April 305° 317° 313° 306°
May 106° 292° 111° 140°
June 101° 278° 009° 295°
July 308° 314° 124° 135°
August 317° 343° 281° 021°
September 068° 303° 307° 295°
October 310° 305° 313° 292°
November 296° 288° 289° 278°
December 296° 313° 267° 289°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.