National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

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
  1. 63°F in 1966
  2. 60°F in 1993
  3. 60°F in 1973
  4. 58°F in 1919
  5. 56°F in 1905
  6. 55°F in 2019
  7. 53°F in 1934
  8. 52°F in 2023
  9. 52°F in 2005
  10. 51°F in 2007
Highest Minimum Temperature
  1. 40°F in 2022
  2. 40°F in 1973
  3. 40°F in 1966
  4. 39°F in 2023
  5. 39°F in 2005
  6. 36°F in 2012
  7. 35°F in 1907
  8. 34°F in 1945
  9. 34°F in 1919
  10. 33°F in 2003
Lowest Maximum Temperature
  1. 8°F in 2018
  2. 8°F in 1963
  3. 9°F in 1918
  4. 16°F in 1900
  5. 17°F in 1977
  6. 19°F in 1998
  7. 20°F in 1964
  8. 21°F in 2009
  9. 23°F in 2015
  10. 23°F in 2001
Lowest Minimum Temperature
  1. -11°F in 1895
  2. -9°F in 1964
  3. -5°F in 1918
  4. -4°F in 1970
  5. -4°F in 1963
  6. -3°F in 2018
  7. 1°F in 1998
  8. 1°F in 1899
  9. 2°F in 1977
  10. 2°F in 1902

 

Most Snowfall on New Year's Day
  1. 9.0 inches in 1961
  2. 4.5 inches in 1948
  3. 4.0 inches in 1935
  4. 4.0 inches in 1929
  5. 2.0 inches in 2010
  6. 1.0 inches in 2008
  7. 1.0 inches in 1975
  8. 1.0 inches in 1974
  9. 1.0 inches in 1970
  10. 1.0 inches in 1957
Most Snow on Ground on New Year's Day
  1. 16 inches in 1998
  2. 14 inches in 1970
  3. 13 inches in 1961
  4. 10 inches in 1927
  5. 9 inches in 2013
  6. 7 inches in 1963
  7. 6 inches in 1996
  8. 5 inches in 1949
  9. 5 inches in 1948
  10. 5 inches in 1915
Two-day Snowfall (New Years Eve / Day)
  1. 9.0 inches in 1961
  2. 5.0 inches in 1949
  3. 4.5 inches in 1948
  4. 4.0 inches in 1970
  5. 4.0 inches in 1935
  6. 4.0 inches in 1929
  7. 3.5 inches in 1943
  8. 2.0 inches in 2010
  9. 1.6 inches in 2001
  10. 1.5 inches in 2008
Liquid Equiv. Precipitation
  1. 0.92 inches in 1961
  2. 0.58 inches in 1945
  3. 0.52 inches in 2019
  4. 0.52 inches in 1948
  5. 0.39 inches in 1938
  6. 0.37 inches in 1934
  7. 0.37 inches in 1919
  8. 0.36 inches in 1929
  9. 0.33 inches in 1995
  10. 0.30 inches in 1975