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A very cold morning occurred on Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2022.

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.

However, none of those readings came close to the...

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:

Image of the Local Climatological Data for Jan 1904 for Smethport, PA showing the all-time state record for lowest temperature (-42 degrees).

See some of the other cold temperatures that morning:

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

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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.

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