Cincinnati December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 1951
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1917
Highest daily low 53 °F 1965
Most precipitation 1.49 inches 2018
Most snow 5.6 inches 1960
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.2 °F
Average low 26.0 °F
Chance precipitation 45.7%
Chance snow 18.6%
Cincinnati December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 40 30 0.00 0.0
2022 56 38 0.32 0.0
2021 64 46 0.00 0.0
2020 34 28 0.29 0.0
2019 38 34 0.00 0.0
2018 63 40 1.49 0.0
2017 17 5 0.00 0.2
2016 43 29 0.01 0.0
2015 36 30 0.00 0.0
2014 28 13 0.00 0.0
2013 34 21 0.00 0.0
2012 36 21 0.02 0.2
2011 46 37 0.01 0.0
2010 64 45 0.00 0.0
2009 40 32 0.13 0.1
2008 47 16 0.00 0.0
2007 48 25 0.03 0.0
2006 60 46 1.09 0.0
2005 41 33 0.00 0.0
2004 54 50 0.01 0.0
2003 51 30 0.00 0.0
2002 54 43 0.65 0.0
2001 25 14 0.00 0.0
2000 27 18 0.03 0.3
1999 51 25 0.00 0.0
1998 24 10 0.19 2.9
1997 29 12 0.13 1.3
1996 49 41 0.00 0.0
1995 43 36 0.23 0.0
1994 46 42 0.03 0.0
1993 36 18 0.00 0.0
1992 59 27 0.14 0.0
1991 38 35 0.00 0.0
1990 23 17 0.01 0.1
1989 53 32 0.44 0.1
1988 43 21 0.00 0.0
1987 44 32 0.21 0.0
1986 36 32 0.00 0.0
1985 46 22 0.00 0.0
1984 58 45 0.12 0.0
1983 26 1 0.00 0.0
1982 39 19 0.00 0.0
1981 42 29 0.34 0.0
1980 34 28 0.01 0.1
1979 35 29 0.00 0.0
1978 59 46 1.01 0.0
1977 38 33 0.00 0.0
1976 17 -2 0.00 0.0
1975 44 31 0.51 0.0
1974 47 34 0.43 0.0
1973 28 21 0.06 0.2
1972 56 34 0.64 0.0
1971 35 24 0.00 0.0
1970 33 24 0.00 0.0
1969 33 24 0.08 0.6
1968 43 9 0.00 0.0
1967 31 5 0.11 1.6
1966 39 21 0.00 0.0
1965 62 53 0.46 0.0
1964 46 26 0.00 0.0
1963 28 6 0.00 0.0
1962 25 10 0.00 0.0
1961 30 15 0.05 0.5
1960 40 24 0.46 5.6
1959 33 26 0.05 0.7
1958 38 27 0.07 0.0
1957 46 25 0.06 0.0
1956 43 29 0.00 0.0
1955 38 18 0.00 0.0
1954 42 28 0.00 0.0
1953 38 23 0.00 0.0
1952 41 33 0.03 0.0
1951 69 51 0.00 0.0
1950 38 14 0.00 0.0
1949 50 33 0.00 0.0
1948 35 16 0.00 0.0
1947 51 43 0.00 0.0
1946 26 24 0.00 0.0
1945 34 23 0.01 0.1
1944 42 32 0.99 0.8
1943 32 25 0.00 0.0
1942 38 32 0.00 0.0
1941 42 37 0.00 0.0
1940 42 34 0.00 0.0
1939 24 6 0.00 0.0
1938 47 17 0.00 0.0
1937 53 43 0.27 0.0
1936 55 34 0.00 0.0
1935 30 10 0.00 0.0
1934 46 29 0.17 0.0
1933 57 46 0.12 0.0
1932 43 22 0.22 0.1
1931 54 39 0.10 0.0
1930 35 16 0.00 0.0
1929 58 35 0.03 0.0
1928 42 25 0.32 0.0
1927 53 6 0.27 0.0
1926 34 27 0.00 0.0
1925 37 14 0.00 0.0
1924 32 23 0.00 0.0
1923 58 20 0.92 0.0
1922 52 31 0.27 0.0
1921 44 29 0.00 0.0
1920 49 39 0.00 0.0
1919 55 31 0.00 0.0
1918 55 43 0.67 0.0
1917 16 8 0.02 0.5
1916 36 15 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 69 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1951
2 64 °F 2010
2 64 °F 2021
4 63 °F 2018
5 62 °F 1965
6 60 °F 2006
7 59 °F 1978
7 59 °F 1992
9 58 °F 1923
9 58 °F 1929
9 58 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is -2 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1976
2 1 °F 1983
3 5 °F 1967
3 5 °F 2017
5 6 °F 1963
5 6 °F 1939
5 6 °F 1927
8 8 °F 1917
9 9 °F 1968
10 10 °F 1998
10 10 °F 1935
10 10 °F 1962
Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1917
2 17 °F 1976
2 17 °F 2017
4 23 °F 1990
5 24 °F 1939
5 24 °F 1998
7 25 °F 2001
7 25 °F 1962
9 26 °F 1946
9 26 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.49 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.49 inches 2018
2 1.09 inches 2006
3 1.01 inches 1978
4 0.99 inches 1944
5 0.92 inches 1923
6 0.67 inches 1918
7 0.65 inches 2002
8 0.64 inches 1972
9 0.51 inches 1975
10 0.46 inches 1965
10 0.46 inches 1960
All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.6 inches 1960
2 2.9 inches 1998
3 1.6 inches 1967
4 1.3 inches 1997
5 0.8 inches 1944
6 0.7 inches 1959
7 0.6 inches 1969
8 0.5 inches 1961
8 0.5 inches 1917
10 0.3 inches 2000
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport location
1916–1947 Cincinnati location