National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Based on records from 1903 to 2023 at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport


New Years Day Normals:

  • Average high temperature = 35.2°F
  • Average low temperature = 18.8°F
New Year's Day Snowfall
  • 63% of New Years days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 3 years)
  • 24% of New Years days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 4 years)
  • 44% of New Years days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 1 out of every 2 years)
New Years Extremes:
 
Highest Maximum Temperature
  1. 59°F in 1985
  2. 59°F in 1919
  3. 58°F in 1952
  4. 57°F in 1966
  5. 56°F in 2007
  6. 55°F in 2005
  7. 54°F in 1979
  8. 53°F in 2019
  9. 53°F in 2011
  10. 53°F in 1934
Highest Minimum Temperature
  1. 41°F in 2007
  2. 40°F in 1979
  3. 38°F in 2023
  4. 38°F in 2012
  5. 38°F in 1919
  6. 37°F in 2011
  7. 37°F in 1905
  8. 36°F in 1952
  9. 35°F in 1985
  10. 34°F in 2022
Lowest Maximum Temperature
  1. 5°F in 1918
  2. 12°F in 1957
  3. 13°F in 1956
  4. 13°F in 1925
  5. 14°F in 2018
  6. 14°F in 1963
  7. 15°F in 2009
  8. 17°F in 1947
  9. 19°F in 1999
  10. 20°F in 2014
Lowest Minimum Temperature
  1. -15°F in 2018
  2. -9°F in 1998
  3. -9°F in 1918
  4. -6°F in 1968
  5. -4°F in 1997
  6. -4°F in 1970
  7. -3°F in 1956
  8. -2°F in 1947
  9. -1°F in 1964
  10. -1°F in 1925
 
Most Snowfall on New Year's Day
  1. 11.4 inches in 1961
  2. 8.1 inches in 1977
  3. 4.8 inches in 1909
  4. 4.3 inches in 2001
  5. 4.1 inches in 1975
  6. 3.9 inches in 1999
  7. 3.7 inches in 1964
  8. 3.4 inches in 1945
  9. 3.3 inches in 1978
  10. 3.2 inches in 1993
Most Snow on Ground on New Year's Day
  1. 21 inches in 1998
  2. 20 inches in 1970
  3. 15 inches in 2013
  4. 14 inches in 1963
  5. 13 inches in 2001
  6. 11 inches in 1971
  7. 11 inches in 1967
  8. 11 inches in 1949
  9. 11 inches in 1945
  10. 10 inches in 1964
Two-day Snowfall (New Years Eve / Day)
  1. 20.0 inches in 1998
  2. 17.5 inches in 1970
  3. 15.5 inches in 2013
  4. 13.0 inches in 1963
  5. 13.0 inches in 1945
  6. 12.0 inches in 1979
  7. 11.5 inches in 1994
  8. 11.5 inches in 1971
  9. 11.5 inches in 1967
  10. 11.0 inches in 2001
Liquid Equiv. Precipitation
  1. 1.18 inches in 1945
  2. 1.16 inches in 1961
  3. 0.71 inches in 1985
  4. 0.57 inches in 1932
  5. 0.54 inches in 1934
  6. 0.47 inches in 1923
  7. 0.44 inches in 1924
  8. 0.43 inches in 1929
  9. 0.42 inches in 1922
  10. 0.41 inches in 2021