New York City and Cities All Over New York State Set All-Time Coldest Ever Temperature Records in 2020

Did you know that New York City and almost every other city in New York State set coldest ever weather temperature records in 2020? 

And that almost all of the cities, including New York City, also set coldest ever temperature records in 2019?

Listed below are all the all-time coldest weather temperature records that were set in New York City and in selected cities from all over New York State in 2019 and 2020. The cities are from all over New York State from Long Island to the Catskills to the capitol region to the Adirondacks to the central region and the western parts of the state.

What kind of coldest ever weather temperature records are we talking about here? All the cities on the list set all-time daily coldest ever temperature records in 2020. What does that mean? There are 365 days in the year. Each city has a coldest daily temperature record for each of the 365 days in the year.

The cities listed below from New York State each set at least one new coldest ever temperature record for one of the 365 days in the year in 2020. That is pretty impressive considering that almost all of the cities below have temperature records dating back at least 100 years and in many cases close to or over 150 years.

All the weather temperature data below is from the National Weather Service. The vast majority of cities and weather stations in New York State set daily coldest ever temperature records in 2020. The cities listed below are a representation of the entire state from north to south and east to west and everywhere in between.

There is no question that is has gotten mighty cold in the Empire State over the last two years. It has also gotten mighty cold all over the United States over the last two years too.

New York City and Cities All Over New York State Set All-Time Coldest Ever Temperature Records in 2020

Albany (1874) - May 13, 2020, 29 degrees

Binghamton (1951) - January 31, 2019, -10 degrees, January 30, 2019, -8 degrees, May 9, 2020, 24 degrees (new monthly cold record), May 12 and 13, 2020, 28 degrees, June 14, 2020, 39 degrees, September 19, 2020, 35 degrees, November 13, 2019, 12 degrees, November 12, 2019, 13 degrees, November 8, 2019, 15 degrees

Bridgehampton (1930) - April 2, 2019, 21 degrees, April 3, 2019, 22 degrees, May 21, 2020, 34 degrees, May 10, 2020, 35 degrees, November 14, 2019, 17 degrees, November 15, 2019, 18 degrees,

Buffalo (1873) - January 30, 2019, -3 degrees, May 9, 2020, 29 degrees, May 13, 2020, 30 degrees, May 12, 2020, 31 degrees, June 14, 2020, 42 degrees, September 19, 2020, 38 degrees, November 12, 2019, 16 degrees, November 13, 2019, 14 degrees

Cooperstown (1893) - May 13, 2020, 24 degrees, November 12 and 13, 2019, 13 degrees

Elmira (1894) - April 29 and 30, 2019, 25 degrees, May 9, 2020, 25 degrees, May 13, 2020, 26 degrees, June 14, 2020, 37 degrees, September 21 and 22, 2020, 30 degrees, September 19, 2020, 31 degrees, November 13, 2019, 12 degrees

Ithaca (1893 Cornell University) - May 9 and 13, 2020, 25 degrees, May 6, 2020, 27 degrees, June 14, 2020, 34 degrees, June 15, 2020, 36 degrees, September 19, 2020, 27 degrees, September 20, 2020, 28 degrees, September 21, 2020, 29 degrees, September 22, 2020, 30 degrees,

Jamestown (1895) - September 21, 2020, 32 degrees

New York City (1869) - May 9, 2020, 34 degrees, May 8, 2020, 36 degrees, November 8, 2019, 29 degrees, November 13, 2019, 23 degrees, November 12, 2019, 25 degrees

Plattsburgh (1945) - February 9 and 15, 2020, -17 degrees, April 23, 2020, 23 degrees, April 24, 2020, 25 degrees, June 2, 2020, 36 degrees, June 15, 2020, 41 degrees, July 8, 2019, 48 degrees, September 21, 2020, 28 degrees, September 22, 2020, 30 degrees, September 18, 2020, 35 degrees, September 12, 2020, 37 degrees, October 31, 2020, 18 degrees, October 30, 2020, 22 degrees, November 13, 2019, 1 degree, November 22, 2019, 3 degrees, November 16, 2019, 5 degrees, November 14, 2019, 11 degrees, November 12, 2019, 12 degrees

Port Jervis (1893) - January 31, 2019, -17 degrees, February 1, 2019, -17 degrees, May 13, 2020, 29 degrees, November 13, 2019, 15 degrees, November 9, 2019, 17 degrees, November 10, 2019, 18 degrees

Rochester (1872) - May 13, 2020, 27 degrees, May 5, 2020, 29 degrees, May 9, 2020, 29 degrees, May 12, 2020, 30 degrees, June 14, 2020, 41 degrees, September 21, 2020, 35 degrees, September 19, 2020, 36 degrees, November 13, 2019, 12 degrees, November 17, 2019, 15 degrees, November 12, 2019, 16 degrees

Saranac Lake (1903) - May 6 and 7, 2020, 18 degrees, May 14, 2020, 20 degrees, June 16, 2020, 32 degrees, September 18, 2020, 24 degrees, September 19, 21 and 28, 2020, 21 degrees, September 22, 2020, 23 degrees, September 18, 2020, 24 degrees, November 18, 2019, -3 degrees, November 13, 2019, -2 degrees

Syracuse (1902) - May 9, 2020, 30 degrees, June 14, 2020, 42 degrees, September 19, 2020, 34 degrees, September 21, 2020, 34 degrees, November 13, 2019, 13 degrees

Watertown (1893) - April 23, 2020, 21 degrees, May 9, 2020, 25 degrees, September 19, 2020, 31 degrees, November 13 and 14, 2019, 0 degrees