New Year's Day Weather in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

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Based on records from 1901 to 2023 from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

New Years Day Normals:

Average high temperature = 36.7°F
Average low temperature = 21.8°F

New Year's Day Snowfall (snowfall and snow depth amounts are incomplete)

38% of New Years days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 5 years)
8% of New Years days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 12 years)
23% of New Years days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 1 out of every 4 years)

New Years Extremes:

Highest Maximum Temperature
61°F in 1973 58°F in 2023 58°F in 1966 57°F in 1979 56°F in 1985 56°F in 1919 55°F in 2022 53°F in 2011 53°F in 1905 52°F in 2019

Highest Minimum Temperature
47°F in 2022 42°F in 1979 41°F in 2023 40°F in 1905 39°F in 2012 39°F in 2007 39°F in 1966 38°F in 1985 38°F in 1907 36°F in 1919

Lowest Maximum Temperature
12°F in 1918 15°F in 2018 18°F in 1970 18°F in 1963 22°F in 2009 22°F in 1999 22°F in 1977 22°F in 1940 22°F in 1902 23°F in 1998

Lowest Minimum Temperature
-3°F in 1918 -1°F in 2018 0°F in 1968 3°F in 1999 5°F in 1998 5°F in 1969 5°F in 1902 6°F in 1970 6°F in 1957 7°F in 1963

Most Snowfall on New Year's Day
7.8 inches in 1971 5.5 inches in 1935 2.7 inches in 1961 2.2 inches in 1964 1.5 inches in 1932 1.3 inches in 1927 1.2 inches in 1978 1.2 inches in 1943 1.0 inches in 2010 0.7 inches in 1987

Most Snow on Ground on New Year's Day
12 inches in 1970 10 inches in 1968 7 inches in 1971 6 inches in 1931 5 inches in 1962 4 inches in 1996 4 inches in 1967 4 inches in 1964 4 inches in 1961 4 inches in 1935

Two-day Snowfall (New Years Eve / Day)
7.8 inches in 1971 5.5 inches in 1935 4.5 inches in 2010 3.4 inches in 1949 2.9 inches in 2008 2.7 inches in 1961 2.3 inches in 1968 2.2 inches in 1964 1.5 inches in 1932 1.5 inches in 1927

Liquid Equiv. Precipitation
0.93 inches in 1961 0.91 inches in 1945 0.76 inches in 2003 0.73 inches in 1923 0.66 inches in 1948 0.51 inches in 1938 0.44 inches in 1971 0.44 inches in 1929 0.43 inches in 2007 0.41 inches in 1964

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