January 16, 2009: Coldest Temperature in 15 Years

Coldest Temperatures in 15 Years

As of 1030 AM EST Friday, January 16, 2009:

Cleveland Hopkins Airport dipped to -13 degrees. This is the coldest temperature reported at Cleveland since January 19, 1994 when the all time record coldest temperature of -20 degrees was recorded.

At Mansfield...the low so far today has been -13 degrees. This is the coldest temperature reported at Mansfield since December 25, 2004 when it was -15 degrees.

At Akron-Canton the low so far today has been -14 degrees. This is the coldest temperature at Akron-Canton since January 19, 1994 when it was -25 degrees.

At Youngstown the low so far today has been -10 degrees. This is the coldest temperature at Youngstown since January 19, 1994 when it was -22 degrees.

At Erie, Pennsylvania the low so far today has been -6 degrees. This is the coldest temperature at Erie since February 10, 1994 when it was -7 degrees.

At Toledo the low so far today has been -14 degrees. This is the coldest temperature at Toledo since January 19, 1994 when it was -18 degrees.

7 AM Observations from Cooperative Observers, ASOS, and AWOS:

Findlay Airport	-14
Galion Water Works	-16
Marion Airport	-22
Chippewa Lake	-14
Akron-Fulton Airport	-10
Burke Lakefront Airport	-9
Port Meadville Aiport, PA	-10
Wooster/Wayne County Airport	-13
Ashtabula County Airport	-9
Lorain/Elyria Airport	-13
Toledo Metcalf Airport	-16

Normals/Records for January 16:

	Normal Low	Record Low	Year of Record Low
Cleveland	18	-15	1977
Toledo	16	-17	1972
Mansfield	16	-18	1982
Akron-Canton	17	-16	1982
Youngstown	17	-14	1982
Erie, PA	20	-8	1982

Records date back to 1847 for Erie
                                  1897 for Youngstown
                                  1871 for Canton-Akron, Cleveland, and Toledo
                                  1916 for Mansfield