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Most Days with Lows At or Below Zero, Winter Season

Total Season
26 days 1977-78
24 days 1976-77
23 days 1884-85
22 days 1978-79
1962-63
1935-36
17 days 2013-14
1983-84
1981-82
1904-05

 

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F) Date
-24 February 13, 1905
-22 January 5, 1884
February 26, 1963
-21 February 9, 1899
January 17, 1977
January 20, 1985
December 23, 1989
January 5, 1999
-20 February 8, 1895
January 12, 1918
January 16, 1977
February 9, 1979

  

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F) Date
-12 January 5, 1884
-11 December 24, 1983
-6 February 9, 1899
January 16, 1977
January 18, 1994

 

Coldest Wind Chills on Record

Wind Chill (°F) Date
-49 January 20, 1985
-46 January 10, 1982
-45 December 24, 1983
-45 January 19, 1985
-44 January 16, 1977
NOTE:  Based on hourly temperature and wind observations, since this is not directly measured. Values calculated using the wind chill formula implemented on November 1, 2001. 

 

Largest Temperature Change

Calendar Day Date 24-Hour Change Date
57° November 11, 1911 63° November 11-12, 1911
57° January 18, 1996 61° February 27-28, 2024
55° January 29, 2008 60° January 18-19, 1996

 

Longest Consecutive Hours

Temperature string Hours Dates
Zero or below 101.5 December 22-26, 1983
Remaining completely below zero 81.5 December 22-25, 1983

 

Longest Consecutive String of Lows At or Below Zero

# Of Days Dates Coldest Temperature
11 December 14-24, 1989 -21 on December 23
8 January 21-28, 1961 -5 on January 25
8 January 14-21, 1994 -16 on January 18 and 19
7 January 5-11, 1979 -11 on January 6 and 8
7 January 19-25, 1963 -14 on January 21
7 February 7-13, 1899 -21 on February 9

 

Longest Consecutive String of Days At or Below 32 Degrees

# of Days Dates Coldest Temperature
28 December 29, 1976 -
January 25, 1977
-21 on January 17
26 January 22 - February 16, 1895 -20 on February 8
26 December 19, 1969 -
January 13, 1970
-14 on January 6
25 January 27 - February 20, 1902 -8 on January 27
22 January 28 - February 18, 1905 -24 on February 13
22 December 26,1967 -
January 16, 1968
-14 on January 17

 

Winter Seasons Without Lows Zero or Below

Season Coldest Temperature Dates
1881-82 8 degrees January 17
1900-01 1 degree January 1
1907-08 2 degrees February 2
1913-14 1 degree February 7 and 25
1930-31 7 degrees November 28
1931-32 6 degrees January 30
1937-38 2 degrees January 31
1938-39 8 degrees February 11
1940-41 3 degrees December 3
1945-46 1 degree December 20
1952-53 8 degrees February 17
1982-83 4 degrees February 4
2011-12 6 degrees January 13-14
2012-13 1 degree January 2
2015-16 1 degrees January 18

 


Temperature records since 1879; wind chill records since 1948