NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
December 9, 2013: East Campus, UNL. Temperature -10°F
Topics at this site
| 1. The coldest recorded minimum temperatures 2. The coldest recorded daytime high temperatures 3. The coldest recorded 24 hours in Lincoln 4. Climatology of daytime highs below 0°F 5. Winter seasons with the most number of days 0°F or below 6. Winter seasons with the least number of days 0°F or below 7. Current and Recent Winters and the number of days 0°F or below 8. The longest cold spell with temperatures staying below 0°F 9. Listing of Number of Days, each month 0°F or below 10. Table of The Number of Days, Each Month, 0°F or Below for each Winter Season 11. Ranking winters with the Most days 0°F or below 12. A graph of the Annual Number of days 0°F or below (1887-2021) |
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1. The Coldest Recorded Minimum Temperatures for Lincoln, NE, °F, (1887 to Present)
Lincoln, Nebraska Low Temperature -20°F and colder
Data: 1887-2025 (139 years)
| -33 JAN 12 1974 -31 FEB 16 2021 -29 JAN 11 1974 -29 JAN 19 1892 -27 DEC 22 1983 -27 JAN 15 1888 -26 FEB 15 2021 -26 JAN 1 1974 -26 JAN 12 1912 -26 FEB 13 1905 -26 FEB 11 1899 -25 JAN 6 1890 -24 FEB 1 1979 -24 FEB 9 1975 -24 FEB 12 1944 -24 FEB 12 1899 -23 DEC 23 1989 -23 FEB 8 1971 -23 JAN 27 1940 -23 JAN 11 1918 -22 FEB 3 1996 -22 DEC 22 1989 -22 JAN 2 1887 | -22 JAN 28 1915 -22 FEB 12 1905 -22 FEB 2 1905 -22 FEB 9 1899 -21 JAN 9 1974 -21 JAN 18 1940 -21 JAN 13 1916 -21 JAN 27 1915 -21 FEB 4 1905 -21 JAN 25 1905 -20 FEB 2 1996 -20 DEC 19 1989 -20 JAN 31 1979 -20 JAN 7 1974 -20 DEC 31 1973 -20 JAN 23 1948 -20 JAN 5 1940 -20 FEB 5 1936 -20 DEC 10 1919 -20 FEB 1 1917 -20 JAN 12 1892 -20 JAN 9 1887 -20 JAN 8 1887 |
There have been 46 days during the past 139 years (1887-2025) Some months and days have had clusters of extreme cold. For example, January 12th has seen -33°F in 1974, -26°F in 1912, and -20°F in 1887. The decade with the most number of times the temperature fell to or below -20°F was the 1970's with 10 occurrences (5 of which were in January 1974). The temperature has only fallen to or below -20°F 4 times since 1990, and that was in February 15 & 16, 2021 and February 2 & 3, 1996. |
2. The Coldest Recorded Daytime High Temperatures, °F, 1887 - to present
-16°F January 14, 1888
-13°F February 11, 1899
-12°F February 2, 1905
-10°F December 24, 1983
-10°F February 8, 1899
-10°F January 13, 1888
-9°F February 7, 1933
-9°F January 11, 1918
-9°F February 12, 1905
-9°F January 20, 1888
3. The Coldest 24 Hours, Calendar Day, in Lincoln, NE.
February 11, 1899
HIGH TEMPERATURE = -13°F
LOW TEMPERATURE = -26°F
DAILY MEAN = -20°F
Although the coldest minimum ever recorded was -33°F on January 12, 1974,
the high for that day was +6F for a daily mean temperature of -13°F.
4. Climatology of daytime highs below 0°F
LINK>>> Lincoln's climatology of daily highs below 0°F
5. Winter Seasons with the Most Number of Days with low temperatures
0°F or lower (Winters 1887-1888 to 2024-2025)
| SEASON 1977-1978 1887-1888 1978-1979 1935-1936 1917-1918 1981-1982 1976-1977 1898-1899 1939-1940 1904-1905 | DAYS 36 36 35 33 31 30 29 29 26 25 | SEASON 2013-2014 1894-1895 1911-1912 1983-1984 1961-1962 1964-1965 1915-1916 1962-1963 1969-1970 . | DAYS 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 . |
6. Winter seasons with the least number of days 0°F or below
Winter Seasons with the Least Number of Days with the
low temperatures 0°F or lower (Winters 1887-1888 to 2024-2025)
| Season 1980-1981: 1954-1955: 1934-1935: 1926-1927: 1925-1926: 1910-1911: 1900-1901: 2015-2016: 2012-2013: 2011-2012: 1952-1953: Season | Days 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Days | Season 1952-1953: 1940-1941: 1933-1934: 1920-1921: 1991-1992: 1982-1983: 2019-1920: 1907-1908: 1895-1896: 1986-1987: 1930-1931: Season | Days 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 Days |
7. Recent Winters and the number of days 0°F or below
| Current Winter 2024-2025 (10 days) January 19: -6°F January 20: -7°F January 21: -11°F February 12: -7°F February 13: -13°F February 17: -3°F February 18: -7°F February 19: -15°F February 20: -17°F February 21: -17°F ____________________________________________ |
Recent Winter Season Totals
| Winter 2023-2024: 8 days Winter 2022-2023: 7 days Winter 2021-2022: 9 days Winter 2020-2021: 15 days Winter 2019-2020: 2 days Winter 2018-2019: 13 days Winter 2017-2018: 17 days Winter 2016-2017: 6 days Winter 2015-2016: 4 days | Winter 2014-2015:14 days Winter 2013-2014: 22 days Winter 2012-2013: 4 days Winter 2011-2012: 4 days Winter 2010-2011: 10 days Winter 2009-2010: 16 days Winter 2008-2009: 13 days Winter 2007-2008: 9 days Winter 2006-2007: 8 days |
8. The longest cold spell with temperatures staying below 0°F
What is the Longest Cold Spell in Lincoln, with the temperature remaining below 0°F?
The answer is 188 hours, 5 PM, December 17 to 1 PM, December 25, 1983.
9. Annual Listing of Number of Days, each Month, 0°F or Below, 1887 - 2025
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Year |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2025 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2024 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2023 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2022 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2021 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2020 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2019 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2018 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2017 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2016 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2015 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2014 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2013 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2012 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2011 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2010 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2009 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2008 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2007 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2006 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2005 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2004 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2003 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2002 |
| 2001 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2001 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2000 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1999 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1998 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1997 |
| 1996 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1996 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1995 |
| 1994 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1994 |
| 1993 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1993 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1992 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1991 |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1990 |
| 1989 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 1989 |
| 1988 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1988 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1987 |
| 1986 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1986 |
| 1985 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1984 |
| 1983 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 1983 |
| 1982 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1982 |
| 1981 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1981 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1980 |
| 1979 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1979 |
| 1978 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1978 |
| 1977 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1977 |
| 1976 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 1976 |
| 1975 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1975 |
| 1974 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1974 |
| 1973 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1973 |
| 1972 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 1972 |
| 1971 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1971 |
| 1970 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1970 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1969 |
| 1968 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1968 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1967 |
| 1966 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1966 |
| 1965 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1965 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1964 |
| 1963 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 1963 |
| 1962 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1962 |
| 1961 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1961 |
| 1960 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1960 |
| 1959 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1959 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1958 |
| 1957 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1957 |
| 1956 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1956 |
| 1955 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1955 |
| 1954 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1954 |
| 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1953 |
| 1952 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1952 |
| 1951 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1951 |
| 1950 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1950 |
| 1949 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1949 |
| 1948 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1948 |
| 1947 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1947 |
| 1946 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1946 |
| 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1945 |
| 1944 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1944 |
| 1943 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1943 |
| 1942 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1942 |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1941 |
| 1940 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1940 |
| 1939 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1939 |
| 1938 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1938 |
| 1937 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1937 |
| 1936 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1936 |
| 1935 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1935 |
| 1934 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1934 |
| 1933 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1933 |
| 1932 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1932 |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1931 |
| 1930 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1930 |
| 1929 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1929 |
| 1928 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1928 |
| 1927 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1927 |
| 1926 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1926 |
| 1925 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1925 |
| 1924 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 1924 |
| 1923 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1923 |
| 1922 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1922 |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1921 |
| 1920 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1920 |
| 1919 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1919 |
| 1918 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1918 |
| 1917 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1917 |
| 1916 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 1916 |
| 1915 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1915 |
| 1914 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1914 |
| 1913 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1913 |
| 1912 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1912 |
| 1911 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1911 |
| 1910 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1910 |
| 1909 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 1909 |
| 1908 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1908 |
| 1907 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1907 |
| 1906 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1906 |
| 1905 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1905 |
| 1904 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1904 |
| 1903 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1903 |
| 1902 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1902 |
| 1901 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1901 |
| 1900 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1900 |
| 1899 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1899 |
| 1898 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1898 |
| 1897 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1897 |
| 1896 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1896 |
| 1895 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1895 |
| 1894 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1894 |
| 1893 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1893 |
| 1892 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1892 |
| 1891 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1891 |
| 1890 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1890 |
| 1889 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1889 |
| 1888 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1888 |
| 1887 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 1887 |
| Totals | 767 | 450 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 364 | 1664 | Totals |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Year |
The 138 year (1887-2024) annual average is 12.0 days, 0oF or lower.
The new 30-year (1981-2010) annual average is 10.1 days, 0oF or lower.
The old 30-year (1981-2010) annual average is 11.4 days, 0oF or lower.
The recent 20-year annual average, 2005 through 2024 is 10 days 0°F or lower.
The recent 10-year annual average, 2015 through 2024 is 9 days, 0oF or lower.
10. Table of The Number of Days, Each Month, 0°F or Below for each Winter Season
Winter Seasons 1887-1888 thru 2024-2025
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| Season | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Totals |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2013-14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011-12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2008-09 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007-08 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005-06 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2004-05 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2003-04 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001-02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000-01 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 1999-00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996-97 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1995-96 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 1994-95 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1993-94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 1992-93 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 1991-92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990-91 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1989-90 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1988-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1987-88 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 1986-87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 1984-85 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 1983-84 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 1982-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981-82 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 1980-81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979-80 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 1978-79 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 1977-78 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 1976-77 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 1975-76 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1974-75 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1973-74 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1972-73 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 1971-72 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970-71 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 1969-70 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1968-69 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1967-68 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1966-67 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1965-66 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1964-65 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 1963-64 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1962-63 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 1961-62 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 1960-61 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1959-60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 1958-59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1957-58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1956-57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1955-56 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1954-55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1953-54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1952-53 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1951-52 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1950-51 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 1949-50 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1948-49 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 1947-48 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 1946-47 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1945-46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1944-45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1943-44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1942-43 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1941-42 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1940-41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1939-40 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 1938-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1937-38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1936-37 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1935-36 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 1934-35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1933-34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1932-33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1931-32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1930-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929-30 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1928-29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1927-28 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1926-27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1925-26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1924-25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1923-24 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 1922-23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1921-22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 1920-21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1919-20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1918-19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1917-18 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| 1916-17 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 1915-16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 1914-15 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1913-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1912-13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 1911-12 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 1910-11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1909-10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 1908-09 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 1907-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1906-07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1905-06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1904-05 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 1903-04 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 1902-03 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 1901-02 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 1900-01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1899-00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 1898-99 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 1897-98 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1896-97 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 1895-96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1894-95 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 1893-94 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 1892-93 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 1891-92 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1889-90 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 1888-89 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 1887-88 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 36 |
| TOTALS | 20 | 364 | 754 | 442 | 63 | 1643 |
| Season | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Totals |
11. Ranking winters with the Most days 0°F or below
Top 15 Winter Seasons with Most Number of Days 0°F or Lower
Winter Seasons 1887-1888 through 2024-2025
Season | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | TOTAL | RANK |
1977-78 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
1887-88 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
1978-79 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
1935-36 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
1917-18 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
1981-82 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 6 |
1976-77 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
1898-99 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
1939-40 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
1904-05 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
2013-14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
1983-84 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
1911-12 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
1894-95 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
2013-14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
1961-62 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
12. Graph: Number of Days, each Winter Season, 0oF or Below, 1887-88 to 2020-21
The 137 winter seasons (1887-88 thru 2023-24) average is 11.9 days.
The new 30-year (1991-2020) seasonal average is 10.2 days.
The old 30-year (1981-2010) seasonal average is 11.6 days.
The most recent 20 seasons (2001-2020) average is 10.1 days
Winter season with the most number of days: 1887-1888, and 1977-78 with 36 days RECENT Winter seasons: |
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13. Graph: Annual Number of Days, each Year, 0oF or Below, 1887 to 2021
Graph will be updated soon
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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