A few locations set record minimum (low) temperatures for the day like Bradford (McKean County) Airport, where -18°F was the low temperature. See some of the other cold readings below.
Pennsylvania State All-Time record lowest temperature of -42 °F set in Smethport (also in McKean County) back in January (5th) of 1904. Here is the official data for Smethport for that month:
Public Information Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1014 AM EST Sat Jan 22 2022 ...LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS... Location Temp Time/Date Provider ...Pennsylvania... ...Adams County... Fruit Research And Extension -5 F 0558 AM 01/22 MESOWEST ...Bedford County... Bedford Airport -10 F 0750 AM 01/22 AWOS Wolfsburg -9 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Claysburg -9 F 0826 AM 01/22 CWOP Saxton -3 F 0731 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Blair County... I-99 Exit 41 Bellwood -8 F 0720 AM 01/22 PADOT Tyrone -7 F 0804 AM 01/22 CWOP 2 NNW Altoona -6 F 0725 AM 01/22 AWS Roaring Spring -5 F 0734 AM 01/22 AWS Penn State Altoona -4 F 0700 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Altoona -4 F 0715 AM 01/22 CWOP Blair Helibase -4 F 0716 AM 01/22 RAWS Williamsburg -3 F 0715 AM 01/22 HADS Claysburg -1 F 0745 AM 01/22 CWOP Altoona Airport -1 F 0753 AM 01/22 ASOS ...Cambria County... Ebensburg -8 F 0656 AM 01/22 CWOP Loretto -8 F 0726 AM 01/22 AWS Johnstown Airport -1 F 0654 AM 01/22 ASOS ...Cameron County... Emporium -13 F 0734 AM 01/22 CWOP Doll Hill -5 F 0750 AM 01/22 RAWS ...Centre County... South Philipsburg -13 F 0725 AM 01/22 CWOP Philipsburg -12 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP 2 SW State College -11 F 0655 AM 01/22 CWOP Spring Mills -11 F 0705 AM 01/22 CWOP I-99 MP 62.5 Centre County -10 F 0750 AM 01/22 PADOT I-80 E/B @ MM 146.4 Rest Are -10 F 0805 AM 01/22 PADOT Port Matilda -8 F 0747 AM 01/22 CWOP Aaronsburg -8 F 0748 AM 01/22 CWOP Bellefonte -7 F 0716 AM 01/22 CWOP Stormstown -7 F 0732 AM 01/22 CWOP Lemont -7 F 0808 AM 01/22 CWOP State College -5 F 0715 AM 01/22 CWOP Rock Springs -5 F 0755 AM 01/22 MESOWEST PSU Campus -5 F 0759 AM 01/22 MESOWEST 1.2 E Rock Springs (SCAN) -5 F 0800 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Pennsylvania Furnace -5 F 0808 AM 01/22 CWOP Pasto Ag Museum WxSTEM -5 F 0810 AM 01/22 MESOWEST State College -4 F 0710 AM 01/22 CWOP Zion -4 F 0718 AM 01/22 CWOP Stormstown -4 F 0731 AM 01/22 CWOP AccuWeather HQ -4 F 0746 AM 01/22 CWOP Stormstown -4 F 0746 AM 01/22 CWOP Garden Hollow -4 F 0808 AM 01/22 RAWS Port Matilda -4 F 0820 AM 01/22 CWOP PSU Arboretum WxSTEM -3 F 0740 AM 01/22 MESOWEST I-80 WB @ MM 153.8 -3 F 0755 AM 01/22 MESOWEST PSU Golf Course WxSTEM -3 F 0810 AM 01/22 MESOWEST PSU Beaver Stadium WxSTEM -2 F 0720 AM 01/22 MESOWEST 2.2 SW Beech Creek -2 F 0745 AM 01/22 HADS University Park Airport -2 F 0753 AM 01/22 AWOS State College -1 F 0816 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Clearfield County... Grampian -12 F 0615 AM 01/22 COOP I-80 W/B @ Exit 120 Clearfie -11 F 0720 AM 01/22 PADOT I-80 W/B @ Exit 133 Kylertow -10 F 0750 AM 01/22 PADOT Psu Dubois -10 F 0800 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Clearfield Airport -8 F 0654 AM 01/22 ASOS Dubois -8 F 0816 AM 01/22 CWOP I-80 W/B @ Exit 111 Clearfie -7 F 0555 AM 01/22 PADOT Kennedy Preserve -5 F 0608 AM 01/22 RAWS ...Clinton County... Loganton -13 F 0744 AM 01/22 AWS I-80 E/B @ MM 190.6 Clinton -12 F 0755 AM 01/22 PADOT I-80 E/B @ MM 194.8 Clinton -10 F 0745 AM 01/22 PADOT Renovo -6 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Lock Haven Airport -2 F 0820 AM 01/22 AWOS ...Columbia County... Stillwater -6 F 0813 AM 01/22 CWOP 1 NNE Knoebels Grove -4 F 0750 AM 01/22 AWS I-80 E/B MM 246 @ Roadside R -1 F 0805 AM 01/22 PADOT ...Cumberland County... Shippensburg -2 F 0750 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Dauphin County... Manda Gap -4 F 0718 AM 01/22 RAWS Elizabethville -2 F 0809 AM 01/22 AWS Paxtonia -1 F 0659 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Elk County... Kersey -17 F 0755 AM 01/22 CWOP Ridgway -14 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP St Marys -9 F 0738 AM 01/22 AWOS ...Franklin County... Upper Strasburg -5 F 0809 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Fulton County... Forney Trail -9 F 0749 AM 01/22 RAWS 2 SSW Cove Mills -7 F 0755 AM 01/22 AWS I-70 E/B MM 170 @ MD / PA Bo -1 F 0735 AM 01/22 PADOT ...Huntingdon County... Shavers Creek WxSTEM -7 F 0810 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Huntingdon -4 F 0739 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Juniata County... Mifflintown -1 F 0739 AM 01/22 AWS ...Lebanon County... Indiantown Run -5 F 0713 AM 01/22 RAWS ...Lycoming County... Jersey Shore -13 F 0835 AM 01/22 CWOP Cedar Run -8 F 0900 AM 01/22 HADS Duboistown -5 F 0735 AM 01/22 CWOP Montoursville -5 F 0755 AM 01/22 CWOP Williamsport -4 F 0800 AM 01/22 AWS Jersey Shore -4 F 0819 AM 01/22 CWOP Williamsport Airport -3 F 0754 AM 01/22 ASOS Montgomery -1 F 0755 AM 01/22 CWOP ...McKean County... Smethport -23 F 0715 AM 01/22 CWOP Bradford 5SW -18 F 0800 AM 01/22 COOP Bradford Airport -14 F 0653 AM 01/22 ASOS US-219/US-6 -5 F 0750 AM 01/22 MESOWEST SR219 & SR6 -5 F 0750 AM 01/22 PADOT Kane -4 F 0745 AM 01/22 AWS ...Mifflin County... 2 SSW Alfarata -5 F 0655 AM 01/22 AWS US-322 EB Seven Mountains -2 F 0750 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Indian Valley ElemSch WxSTEM -1 F 0750 AM 01/22 MESOWEST ...Northumberland County... 2.6 N Mount Carmel -13 F 0749 AM 01/22 HADS Ferndale -6 F 0755 AM 01/22 AWS Knoebels Grove -5 F 0800 AM 01/22 AWS Milton -4 F 0744 AM 01/22 AWS Wolf Pond -2 F 0608 AM 01/22 RAWS PA-54 WB Natalie Mtn -2 F 0635 AM 01/22 MESOWEST Trevorton -2 F 0824 AM 01/22 AWS Elysburg -1 F 0755 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Perry County... 1 SW Loysville -5 F 0749 AM 01/22 AWS Big Knob -4 F 0608 AM 01/22 RAWS ...Potter County... Sweden Valley -16 F 0747 AM 01/22 CWOP Coudersport 7SE -11 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Coudersport -11 F 0808 AM 01/22 CWOP US-6 @ Denton Hill -8 F 0605 AM 01/22 MESOWEST SR6 @ Coudersport Potter Co -8 F 0605 AM 01/22 PADOT Germania -3 F 0145 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Schuylkill County... Tower City -5 F 0736 AM 01/22 CWOP Valley View -5 F 0806 AM 01/22 CWOP Bears Head -5 F 0808 AM 01/22 RAWS New Ringgold -2 F 0815 AM 01/22 CWOP I-81 SB @ Exit 134 Delano -1 F 0720 AM 01/22 MESOWEST I-81 NB @ Exit 112 PA-25 Heg -1 F 0720 AM 01/22 MESOWEST I-81 S/B @ Exit 134 Delano S -1 F 0720 AM 01/22 PADOT I-81 N/B @ Exit 112 Hegins S -1 F 0720 AM 01/22 PADOT Frackville -1 F 0803 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Somerset County... US-219 NB @ Meyersdale Bypas -17 F 0650 AM 01/22 MESOWEST SR 219 N/B @ Meyersdale Bypa -17 F 0650 AM 01/22 PADOT Meyersdale -14 F 0758 AM 01/22 CWOP PA56 Babcock Mtn RWIS -13 F 0650 AM 01/22 MESOWEST SR56 & Babcock Mtn -13 F 0650 AM 01/22 PADOT Sipesville -13 F 0719 AM 01/22 CWOP Somerset -12 F 0738 AM 01/22 CWOP Somerset Airport -9 F 0635 AM 01/22 AWOS US-219 SB Garrett BYP RWIS -9 F 0705 AM 01/22 MESOWEST US 219 SB Garrett Bypass -9 F 0705 AM 01/22 PADOT Confluence 1 SW -6 F 0800 AM 01/22 COOP ...Sullivan County... Dushore -20 F 0730 AM 01/22 Trained Spotter US-220 SB @ Loyalsock Creek -19 F 0805 AM 01/22 MESOWEST US 220 SB @ Loyalsock Creek -19 F 0805 AM 01/22 PADOT Shunk -16 F 0700 AM 01/22 Trained Spotter 1 N Laporte -13 F 0730 AM 01/22 Trained Spotter 3.4 E Muncy Valley -10 F 0800 AM 01/22 HADS Laporte -6 F 0736 AM 01/22 COOP ...Tioga County... 2 SE Leonard Harrison State -22 F 0730 AM 01/22 Trained Spotter Knoxville -18 F 0815 AM 01/22 CWOP Cowanesque Dam -16 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Wellsboro -16 F 0746 AM 01/22 CWOP Wellsboro Airport -13 F 0815 AM 01/22 AWOS 1.3 NE Leonard Harrison SP -12 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Wellsboro -12 F 0740 AM 01/22 CWOP Westfield -12 F 0805 AM 01/22 CWOP Tioga -12 F 0830 AM 01/22 HADS Old Mountain -11 F 0816 AM 01/22 RAWS Morris -4 F 0725 AM 01/22 CWOP US-15 SB Blossurg Exit 172 -2 F 0155 AM 01/22 MESOWEST US 15 S/B Bloss Mtn @ Libert -2 F 0205 AM 01/22 PADOT ...Union County... Mifflinburg -7 F 0750 AM 01/22 AWS Lewisburg -4 F 0700 AM 01/22 COOP Lewisburg -1 F 0805 AM 01/22 CWOP ...Warren County... Grand Valley -18 F 0816 AM 01/22 CWOP Tidioute -14 F 0750 AM 01/22 AWS Kinzua -9 F 0807 AM 01/22 RAWS && Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ |