Once again Thursday, temperatures shattered old record temperatures. The mercury climbed to 80-degrees yesterday afternoon, breaking the old record of 71-degrees set for March 22 back in 1938.
WBFO & AM-970’s Eileen Buckley asked the leader of Visit Buffalo Niagara if this warm weather stretch is reaching other parts of the country that normally look down on Buffalo’s wintry weather conditions.
We asked her if the warmer weather has generated a national tourism boost.
"I think the tourism sector, because so many places are breaking record it's not a unique experience here," said Gallagher-Cohen.
But Gallagher-Cohen says this warm weather stretch will advance a national gardening event.
"The National Garden Festival is a huge tourism driver.and we really believe this will help us," said Gallagher-Cohen.
Gallagher-Cohen is frustrated that the winter Buffalo’s mild winter weather hasn’t made as big of a splash nationally considering the Queen City always makes news when it gets blasted by a winter storm.
"I'm a little bit aggravated that we didn't gotten more press on it. they've been very focused on Chicago," said Gallagher-Cohen. "They come here, right away to tell a bad weather story. We really haven't seen much of a resgister on it on a national scale."