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Preliminary climatology data for this past cold "snap". All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Use the tabs below to display the data.

 

Binghamton NY

Date High Low Average Departure
from
Average
Record
High
Temperature
Record
Lowest High
Temperature
Record
High Low
Temperature
Record
Low
Temperature
12/24/2017 30 26 28 3 63 in 2015 11 in 1975 45 in 2015 -11 in 1989
12/25/2017 29 16 23 -1 58 in 2016 1 in 1980 43 in 1964 -18 in 1980
12/26/2017 16 7 12 -12 58 in 1982 9 in 1985 42 in 1964 -6 in 1983
12/27/2017 13 2 8 -16 51 in 2015 8 in 1993 36 in 1973 -9 in 1993
12/28/2017 6 -1 3 -21 60 in 1982 6 in 2017 39 in 1982 -4 in 1960
12/29/2017 12 0 6 -18 65 in 1984 10 in 1961 42 in 1984 -3 in 1993
12/30/2017 16 6 11 -13 53 in 1990 9 in 1987 40 in 1992 -4 in 1976
12/31/2017 9 -3 3 -20 59 in 1972 2 in 1962 47 in 1965 -3 in 2017
01/01/2018 10 -7 2 -21 56 in 1973 10 in 2018 41 in 1979 -7 in 2018
01/02/2018 18 6 12 -11 55 in 2000 15 in 2014 36 in 2000 -8 in 1968
01/03/2018 21 2 12 -11 56 in 2000 7 in 2014 46 in 2000 -7 in 1981
01/04/2018 17 4 11 -12 58 in 2000 4 in 1981 43 in 1998 -10 in 1981
01/05/2018 4 -3 1 -22 57 in 2007 4 in 2018 48 in 2007 -5 in 1996
01/06/2018 1 -5 -2 -24 60 in 2007 1 in 2018 47 in 1998 -7 in 1996
01/07/2018 17 -7 5 -17 59 in 2008 0 in 2014 47 in 1998 -8 in 2014

 

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature <= 25 F for Binghamton Area, NY

Rank Run Length Dates
01 20 1978-01-27 through 1978-02-15
02 18 2003-01-11 through 2003-01-28
03 17 1989-12-13 through 1989-12-29
04 16 2000-12-19 through 2001-01-03
05 16 1980-12-31 through 1981-01-15
06 16 1961-01-19 through 1961-02-03
07 15 1979-02-05 through 1979-02-19
08 15 1967-12-29 through 1968-01-12
09 15 1966-01-24 through 1966-02-07
10 14 1978-01-10 through 1978-01-23
11 13 2017-12-26 through 2018-01-07
12 13 1977-01-11 through 1977-01-23
13 13 1960-02-29 through 1960-03-12
14 13 1958-02-08 through 1958-02-20
15 12 2000-01-17 through 2000-01-28

 

Number of Consecutive Days Min Temperature <= 10 F for Binghamton Area, NY

Rank Run Length Dates
01 18 1979-02-03 through 1979-02-20
02 17 1961-01-18 through 1961-02-03
03 16 1989-12-13 through 1989-12-28
04 16 1980-12-30 through 1981-01-14
05 15 2003-01-14 through 2003-01-28
06 14 1958-02-08 through 1958-02-21
07 13 2017-12-26 through 2018-01-07
08 12 1982-01-08 through 1982-01-19
09 11 1968-02-16 through 1968-02-26
10 10 2015-02-12 through 2015-02-21
11 10 2014-01-21 through 2014-01-30
12 10 1994-01-14 through 1994-01-23
13 10 1968-01-04 through 1968-01-13
14 10 1955-01-27 through 1955-02-05
15 9 2014-02-26 through 2014-03-06

Syracuse, NY

Date High Low Average Departure
from
Average
Record
High
Temperature
Record
Lowest High
Temperature
Record
High Low
Temperature
Record
Low
Temperature
12/24/2017 32 26 29 2 68 in 2015 6 in 1906 48 in 1931 -14 in 1989
12/25/2017 35 19 27 1 66 in 1932 -2 in 1980 46 in 1932 -22 in 1980
12/26/2017 19 7 13 -13 60  in 1982 8 in 1968 48 in 1936 -12 in 1914
12/27/2017 14 2 8 -18 62 in 1936 8 in 1939 54 in 1936 -11 in 1989
12/28/2017 9 -8 1 -25 64 in 1984 9 in 2017 40 in 1982 -10 in 1939
12/29/2017 12 0 6 -19 65 in 1984 -7 in 1933 43 in 1984 -24 in 1933
12/30/2017 19 0 10 -15 58 in 1990 -3 in 1917 41 in 1992 -20 in 1917
12/31/2017 6 -6 0 -25 62 in 1965 -1 in 1917 51 in 1965 -14 in 1917
01/01/2017 14 -15 0 -25 59 in 1985 5 in 1918 41 in 2007 -15 in 2018
01/02/2017 21 3 12 -13 59 in 2000 4 in 1992 37 in 1930 -9 in 1918
01/03/2017 24 5 15 -9 62 in 1950 2 in 1918 43 in 1998 -12 in 1904
01/04/2017 20 9 15 -9 67 in 1950 -1 in 1981 46 in 1950 -18 in 1981
01/05/2017 9 1 5 -19 62 in 2007 9 in 2018 46 in 2007 -15 in 1996
01/06/2017 4 0 2 -22 62 in 2007 2 in 1912 54 in 1946 -12 in 1912
01/07/2017 26 -11 8 -16 64 in 2008 8 in 2014 49 in 1930 -11 in 2018

 

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature <= 25 F for Syracuse Area, NY

Rank Run Length Dates
01 19 2015-02-12 through 2015-03-02
02 17 1989-12-13 through 1989-12-29
03 17 1961-01-19 through 1961-02-04
04 17 1905-01-23 through 1905-02-08
05 14 1979-02-05 through 1979-02-18
06 14 1914-02-08 through 1914-02-21
07 13 1958-02-08 through 1958-02-20
08 12 2017-12-26 through 2018-01-06
09 12 2003-01-14 through 2003-01-25
10 12 1936-01-23 through 1936-02-03
11 11 1996-01-02 through 1996-01-12
12 10 2004-01-23 through 2004-02-01
13 10 1974-02-01 through 1974-02-10
14 10 1960-03-03 through 1960-03-12
15 10 1948-01-23 through 1948-02-01

 

Number of Consecutive Days Min Temperature <= 10 F for Syracuse Area

Rank Run Length Dates
01 18 2000-01-13 through 2000-01-30
02 15 1982-01-09 through 1982-01-23
03 14 2015-02-08 through 2015-02-21
04 14 1905-01-23 through 1905-02-05
05 13 2017-12-26 through 2018-01-07
06 12 1979-02-09 through 1979-02-20
07 12 1958-02-09 through 1958-02-20
08 12 1917-12-26 through 1918-01-06
09 12 1912-01-05 through 1912-01-16
10 10 2014-02-26 through 2014-03-07
11 10 1994-01-14 through 1994-01-23
12 10 1961-01-19 through 1961-01-28
13 10 1948-01-28 through 1948-02-06
14 10 1935-01-23 through 1935-02-01
15 9 2015-02-23 through 2015-03-03

Scranton, PA

Date High Low Average Departure
from
Average
Record
High
Temperature
Record
Lowest High
Temperature
Record
High Low
Temperature
Record
Low
Temperature
12/24/2017 39 31 35 7 68 in 2015 9 in 1906 48 in 2015 -9 in 1989
12/25/2017 34 21 28 0 62 in 1964 4 in 1983 45 in 1964 -7 in 1980
12/26/2017 23 13 18 -10 60 in 1964 10 in 1983 43 in 2015 -2 in 1983
12/27/2017 20 6 13 -15 57 in 1949 14 in 1939 42 in 1940 -3 in 1914
12/28/2017 15 6 11 -16 63 in 2008 15 in 2017 47 in 1940 -4 in 1960
12/29/2017 18 7 13 -14 67 in 1984 2 in 1917 47 in 1984 -10 in 1933
12/30/2017 21 9 15 -12 57 in 1984 3 in 1917 41 in 1927 -13 in 1917
12/31/2017 14 3 9 -18 63 in 1965 5 in 1917 43 in 1972 -7 in 1917
01/01/2017 15 -1 7 -20 61 in 1973 12 in 1918 42 in 1979 -3 in 1918
01/02/2017 19 8 14 -12 58 in 1930 10 in 1922 45 in 1911 -6 in 1968
01/03/2017 24 2 13 -13 60 in 2000 6 in 1918 50 in 2000 -5 in 1918
01/04/2017 22 10 16 -10 67 in 1950 9 in 1904 54 in 1950 -9 in 1981
01/05/2017 12 4 8 -18 61 in 1993 5 in 1904 50 in 2007 -15 in 1904
01/06/2017 9 1 5 -21 64 in 2007 9 in 2018 52 in 1946 -8 in 1904
01/07/2017 19 -5 7 -19 63 in 1998 6 in 2014 50 in 1998 -5 in 2018

 

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature <= 25 F for Scranton, PA

Rank Run Length Dates
01 16 1961-01-19 through 1961-02-03
02 14 1979-02-05 through 1979-02-18
03 13 2017-12-26 through 2018-01-07
04 12 2003-01-14 through 2003-01-25
05 12 1958-02-09 through 1958-02-20
06 12 1936-01-23 through 1936-02-03
07 11 1935-12-21 through 1935-12-31
08 10 2005-01-15 through 2005-01-24
09 10 1989-12-16 through 1989-12-25
10 9 2004-01-23 through 2004-01-31
11 9 1960-03-03 through 1960-03-11
12 9 1945-12-16 through 1945-12-24
13 8 1996-01-04 through 1996-01-11
14 8 1982-01-08 through 1982-01-15
15 8 1978-01-31 through 1978-02-07

 

Number of Consecutive Days Min Temperature <= 10 F for Scranton, PA

Rank Run Length Dates
01 17 1979-02-04 through 1979-02-20
02 16 1936-01-19 through 1936-02-03
03 15 1961-01-20 through 1961-02-03
04 13 1912-01-05 through 1912-01-17
05 12 2017-12-27 through 2018-01-07
06 12 1958-02-08 through 1958-02-19
07 11 1989-12-17 through 1989-12-27
08 11 1957-01-10 through 1957-01-20
09 10 2015-02-12 through 2015-02-21
10 10 1917-12-27 through 1918-01-05
11 9 1968-01-05 through 1968-01-13
12 9 1920-01-14 through 1920-01-22
13 8 2005-01-17 through 2005-01-24
14 8 1905-01-29 through 1905-02-05
15 7 1996-01-31 through 1996-02-06

 

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Northeast Regional Climate Center
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-1901
 
or
 
National Climatic Data Center
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