The city had yet to see its first measurable snowfall by Friday, breaking the record for latest first snow set on Dec. 3, 1899.
The wait will continue, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Mitchell said. There's no snow in the forecast until at least mid-December.
``This record is going to most likely be shattered,'' Mitchell said.
The start of the winter season couldn't be more different from last year, when some areas of Buffalo and its suburbs saw an unheard of 7 feet of snow in November during what's now called the ``Snowvember'' storm.
At the Streets Department garage, a dozen snowplows sat idle next to an untouched mountain of road salt.
And at the Canalside ice rink, the only snowflakes were in the form of sparkling holiday decorations.
But ``it's still early,'' said Ken Osika, who stopped by to skate. ``I'm sure it'll come.''<