Weather

1. Buffalo has the sunniest and the driest summers of any major city on the Northeast (Source: National Weather Service [NWS]). In fact, Buffalo has more sunny days from June through August than Boston, Atlanta, New York, and Washington, D.C. (NWS and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association [NOAA])
2. Over half of the annual snowfall comes from the lake effect process and is very localized, mostly south of the Greater Buffalo Area. (Source: Wikipedia). In fact, the ski country south of Buffalo receives about twice the amount of snow as the metro area each winter. (Source: NWS)
3. Buffalo averages less rain per year than Washington, D.C, Cleveland, OH, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, New York, NY, and Boston, MA. (Source: NWS & NOAA)