Based on records from 1894 to 2023 from the NWS Elmira Cooperative Observer
- Average high temperature = 36.0°F
- Average low temperature = 18.6°F
New Year's Day Snowfall
- 50% of New Years days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 1 out of 2 years)
- 9% of New Years days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 10 years)
- 14% of New Years days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 1 in every 7 years)
New Years Extremes:
Highest Maximum Temperature |
- 63°F in 1966
- 60°F in 1993
- 60°F in 1973
- 58°F in 1919
- 56°F in 1905
- 55°F in 2019
- 53°F in 1934
- 52°F in 2023
- 52°F in 2005
- 51°F in 2007
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Highest Minimum Temperature |
- 40°F in 2022
- 40°F in 1973
- 40°F in 1966
- 39°F in 2023
- 39°F in 2005
- 36°F in 2012
- 35°F in 1907
- 34°F in 1945
- 34°F in 1919
- 33°F in 2003
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Lowest Maximum Temperature |
- 8°F in 2018
- 8°F in 1963
- 9°F in 1918
- 16°F in 1900
- 17°F in 1977
- 19°F in 1998
- 20°F in 1964
- 21°F in 2009
- 23°F in 2015
- 23°F in 2001
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Lowest Minimum Temperature |
- -11°F in 1895
- -9°F in 1964
- -5°F in 1918
- -4°F in 1970
- -4°F in 1963
- -3°F in 2018
- 1°F in 1998
- 1°F in 1899
- 2°F in 1977
- 2°F in 1902
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Most Snowfall on New Year's Day |
- 9.0 inches in 1961
- 4.5 inches in 1948
- 4.0 inches in 1935
- 4.0 inches in 1929
- 2.0 inches in 2010
- 1.0 inches in 2008
- 1.0 inches in 1975
- 1.0 inches in 1974
- 1.0 inches in 1970
- 1.0 inches in 1957
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Most Snow on Ground on New Year's Day |
- 16 inches in 1998
- 14 inches in 1970
- 13 inches in 1961
- 10 inches in 1927
- 9 inches in 2013
- 7 inches in 1963
- 6 inches in 1996
- 5 inches in 1949
- 5 inches in 1948
- 5 inches in 1915
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Two-day Snowfall (New Years Eve / Day) |
- 9.0 inches in 1961
- 5.0 inches in 1949
- 4.5 inches in 1948
- 4.0 inches in 1970
- 4.0 inches in 1935
- 4.0 inches in 1929
- 3.5 inches in 1943
- 2.0 inches in 2010
- 1.6 inches in 2001
- 1.5 inches in 2008
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Liquid Equiv. Precipitation |
- 0.92 inches in 1961
- 0.58 inches in 1945
- 0.52 inches in 2019
- 0.52 inches in 1948
- 0.39 inches in 1938
- 0.37 inches in 1934
- 0.37 inches in 1919
- 0.36 inches in 1929
- 0.33 inches in 1995
- 0.30 inches in 1975
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