Cincinnati January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 66 °F 1952
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1928
Highest daily low 52 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.54 inches 1948
Most snow 7.6 inches 1964
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.0 °F
Average low 25.7 °F
Chance precipitation 45.9%
Chance snow 18.6%
Cincinnati January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 30 0.00 0.0
2023 52 38 0.00 0.0
2022 64 52 1.01 0.0
2021 53 31 1.19 0.0
2020 48 34 0.00 0.0
2019 51 40 0.00 0.0
2018 12 -2 0.00 0.0
2017 45 28 0.02 0.0
2016 39 27 0.00 0.0
2015 38 20 0.00 0.0
2014 47 23 0.00 0.0
2013 34 26 0.01 0.2
2012 55 32 0.01 0.0
2011 58 28 0.40 0.0
2010 32 14 0.00 0.1
2009 37 14 0.00 0.0
2008 37 15 0.02 0.3
2007 51 35 0.01 0.0
2006 52 27 0.00 0.0
2005 54 49 0.03 0.0
2004 52 28 0.25 0.0
2003 43 32 0.81 0.0
2002 29 9 0.00 0.0
2001 30 20 0.00 0.0
2000 59 28 0.00 0.0
1999 21 3 0.02 0.3
1998 40 9 0.00 0.0
1997 50 40 0.00 0.0
1996 44 37 0.00 0.0
1995 46 24 0.04 0.1
1994 37 27 0.03 0.1
1993 27 20 0.00 0.0
1992 43 33 0.00 0.0
1991 41 17 0.00 0.0
1990 34 22 0.01 0.1
1989 41 31 0.26 0.0
1988 32 16 0.00 0.0
1987 42 24 0.00 0.0
1986 38 12 0.00 0.0
1985 65 34 0.32 0.0
1984 35 19 0.00 0.0
1983 43 18 0.00 0.0
1982 42 24 0.00 0.0
1981 33 27 0.06 0.2
1980 29 28 0.00 0.0
1979 59 29 1.33 0.0
1978 35 19 0.10 0.0
1977 18 2 0.00 0.0
1976 35 31 0.00 0.0
1975 41 26 0.00 0.0
1974 21 9 0.00 0.0
1973 38 24 0.00 0.0
1972 45 24 0.01 0.0
1971 39 14 0.00 0.0
1970 31 24 0.09 0.9
1969 21 9 0.00 0.0
1968 15 -4 0.00 0.0
1967 39 33 0.00 0.0
1966 53 45 0.97 0.0
1965 52 35 0.73 0.0
1964 29 20 0.83 7.6
1963 31 6 0.00 0.0
1962 29 22 0.00 0.0
1961 36 30 0.04 0.4
1960 36 25 0.00 0.0
1959 49 35 0.60 0.0
1958 25 12 0.03 0.5
1957 30 13 0.00 0.0
1956 46 24 0.00 0.0
1955 51 34 0.20 0.0
1954 50 36 0.00 0.0
1953 37 30 0.00 0.0
1952 66 38 0.19 0.0
1951 49 22 0.00 0.0
1950 50 44 0.13 0.0
1949 33 22 0.00 0.0
1948 60 30 1.54 0.2
1947 34 25 0.22 0.1
1946 28 16 0.00 0.0
1945 32 4 0.11 0.8
1944 31 26 0.00 0.0
1943 42 33 0.00 0.0
1942 56 32 0.81 0.0
1941 54 39 0.10 0.0
1940 19 7 0.00 0.0
1939 51 33 0.00 0.0
1938 46 34 0.00 0.0
1937 42 26 0.00 0.0
1936 40 25 0.00 0.0
1935 43 20 0.03 0.0
1934 60 31 0.00 0.0
1933 35 18 0.00 0.0
1932 51 40 0.13 0.0
1931 28 11 0.00 0.0
1930 62 50 0.03 0.0
1929 47 27 0.32 0.0
1928 6 -3 0.00 0.2
1927 30 23 0.00 0.0
1926 40 25 0.00 0.0
1925 40 24 0.21 0.0
1924 25 16 0.00 0.0
1923 40 27 0.00 0.0
1922 29 13 0.00 0.0
1921 61 43 0.20 0.0
1920 33 12 0.00 0.0
1919 57 25 0.80 0.0
1918 19 1 0.30 0.4
1917 46 34 0.02 0.0
1916 63 47 0.46 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 66 °F which happened in 1952.
Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1952
2 65 °F 1985
3 64 °F 2022
4 63 °F 1916
5 62 °F 1930
6 61 °F 1921
7 60 °F 1948
7 60 °F 1934
9 59 °F 2000
9 59 °F 1979
What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is -4 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1968
2 -3 °F 1928
3 -2 °F 2018
4 1 °F 1918
5 2 °F 1977
6 3 °F 1999
7 4 °F 1945
8 6 °F 1963
9 7 °F 1940
10 9 °F 1998
10 9 °F 1969
10 9 °F 1974
10 9 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1928
2 12 °F 2018
3 15 °F 1968
4 18 °F 1977
5 19 °F 1940
5 19 °F 1918
7 21 °F 1999
7 21 °F 1969
7 21 °F 1974
10 25 °F 1958
10 25 °F 1924
What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.54 inches which happened in 1948.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.54 inches 1948
2 1.33 inches 1979
3 1.19 inches 2021
4 1.01 inches 2022
5 0.97 inches 1966
6 0.83 inches 1964
7 0.81 inches 2003
7 0.81 inches 1942
9 0.80 inches 1919
10 0.73 inches 1965
All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.6 inches 1964
2 0.9 inches 1970
3 0.8 inches 1945
4 0.5 inches 1958
5 0.4 inches 1961
5 0.4 inches 1918
7 0.3 inches 1999
7 0.3 inches 2008
9 0.2 inches 1928
9 0.2 inches 1948
9 0.2 inches 1981
9 0.2 inches 2013
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport location
1916–1947 Cincinnati location