We've also seen the second warmest month in recorded history." We've seen one of the if not the coldest month in recorded history. "The atmosphere is always very fluid and things may change and can actually change pretty quickly, " said Russell, "In fact, even over the last 18 months, we've seen some huge changes. Unfortunately, a warm summer doesn't guarantee a warm winter. "If you had to put a weight on what really causes lake effect snow, it is a much smaller weight compared to how cold the air mass that's coming in over that lake," Russell said. Russell says while warm surface waters are an ingredient in the recipe for lake effect snow, it's not the most prominent one. He says it's usually in the low 70s, and right now it's running in the mid-70s. "As far as Lake Erie goes, it is some of the warmest surface water temperatures that we've seen in recent history, but overall, at least as of right now, it's not at record-breaking levels," said Dan Russell, a meteorologist for Time Warner Cable News. The lakes are so warm, you know, and if we get the lake effect," said Messer, "I'm hoping for a winter like last year." "I'm thinking it's going to be a rough winter. We all know this weather won't last forever, and some are concerned about what's ahead. It was humid, and humid and humid," said Joanne Rogers of North Tonawanda. It's been nice and warm, a little tricky 'cause I do construction and we've been working outside, so it's been very hot, but we get through it," said Charles Messer of Buffalo. I've lived in Buffalo six years now and this is definitely the driest and hottest summer, but every day was beautiful," said Laine Walnicki of Buffalo. While it's brought plenty of scorchers, this summer's also given Western New Yorkers no shortage of opportunities to enjoy the sunshine.
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