Reference Summary: As of Wednesday, Lake Erie's temperature dropped to 32 degrees near Buffalo for the first time since April 9! It's been nearly two full years since Lake Erie has been technically frozen on Buffalo's end of the water.

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As of Wednesday, Lake Erie's temperature dropped to 32 degrees near Buffalo for the first time since April 9! It's been nearly two full years since Lake Erie has been technically frozen on Buffalo's end of the water. We got another sure sign of the season a couple weeks ago...at least for us Western New Yorkers.

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  • As of Wednesday, Lake Erie's temperature dropped to 32 degrees near Buffalo for the first time since April 9!
  • It's been nearly two full years since Lake Erie has been technically frozen on Buffalo's end of the water.
  • We got another sure sign of the season a couple weeks ago...at least for us Western New Yorkers.
  • A lot of you like to say that means we'll see less late-winter snow, but is that true?
  • Today's near-record warmth has meteorologists and hydrologists watching for potential

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