Buffalo (pronounced /ˈbʌfəloʊ/) is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, the largest in Upstate New York. Downtown Buffalo is located 17 miles (27 km) south of Niagara Falls and 103 miles (165 km) southeast of the Canadian city of Toronto. The city lies adjacent to the rapidly growing Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, which has a population of more than 8 million. Buffalo itself has a population of 270,919 (July 1, 2009 Estimate), and the Buffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is home to 1,203,997 residents.
Most popular accounts hold that the name "Buffalo" is a corruption of the French phrase beau fleuve, "beautiful river," a phrase said to have been exclaimed by French explorers upon seeing the Niagara River. This speculation, however, is contradicted by primary sources. French explorers actually referred to Buffalo Creek in print as Rivière aux Chevaux, "Horse River."
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| Niagara Square, Buffalo 1912 |
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| Niagara square, Buffalo Now |
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| Blizzard of 1977 |
| Climate data for Buffalo, New York | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22.2) | 71 (21.7) | 81 (27.2) | 94 (34.4) | 94 (34.4) | 98 (36.7) | 97 (36.1) | 99 (37.2) | 98 (36.7) | 92 (33.3) | 80 (26.7) | 74 (23.3) | 99 (37.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 31.1 (-0.5) | 33.2 (0.67) | 42.5 (5.83) | 54.1 (12.28) | 66.4 (19.11) | 74.8 (23.78) | 79.6 (26.44) | 77.8 (25.44) | 70.1 (21.17) | 58.9 (14.94) | 46.7 (8.17) | 36.0 (2.22) | 55.9 (13.28) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 17.8 (-7.89) | 18.6 (-7.44) | 26.1 (-3.28) | 36.4 (2.44) | 47.7 (8.72) | 56.9 (13.83) | 62.1 (16.72) | 60.5 (15.83) | 52.9 (11.61) | 42.6 (5.89) | 33.7 (0.94) | 23.6 (-4.67) | 39.9 (4.39) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −16 (-26.7) | −20 (-28.9) | −7 (-21.7) | 5 (-15) | 25 (-3.9) | 36 (2.2) | 43 (6.1) | 38 (3.3) | 32 (0) | 20 (-6.7) | 2 (-16.7) | −10 (-23.3) | −20 (-28.9) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.16 (80.3) | 2.42 (61.5) | 2.99 (75.9) | 3.04 (77.2) | 3.35 (85.1) | 3.82 (97) | 3.14 (79.8) | 3.87 (98.3) | 3.84 (97.5) | 3.19 (81) | 3.92 (99.6) | 3.80 (96.5) | 40.54 (1,029.7) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 24.0 (61) | 18.4 (46.7) | 12.4 (31.5) | 3.6 (9.1) | .3 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .3 (0.8) | 11.0 (27.9) | 25.4 (64.5) | 95.4 (242.3) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.8 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 19.4 | 171.4 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 16.7 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 3.7 | .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 65.3 |
| Sunshine hours | 89.9 | 110.2 | 164.3 | 204.0 | 257.3 | 288.0 | 306.9 | 266.6 | 207.0 | 158.1 | 84.0 | 68.2 | 2,204.5 |
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| State University of New York |
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| Laffayte Square |
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| open air tour |
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| City Hall |
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