Cincinnati January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of January 21.

January 21 All-Time Records 1916–2024
Highest temperature	69 °F	1916
Lowest temperature	-21 °F	1984
Lowest daily high	5 °F	1984
Highest daily low	48 °F	1932
Most precipitation	3.97 inches	1959
Most snow	5.3 inches	2014

January 21 All-Time Records
1916–2024

Highest temperature

69 °F

-21 °F

5 °F

Highest daily low

48 °F

3.97 inches

5.3 inches

January 21 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	39.5 °F
Average low	22.9 °F
Chance precipitation	44.5%
Chance snow	22.5%

January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

39.5 °F

Average low

22.9 °F

Chance precipitation

44.5%

Chance snow

22.5%

Cincinnati January 21 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	24	-2	0.00	0.0
2023	36	28	0.00	0.0
2022	26	15	0.00	0.0
2021	51	33	0.00	0.0
2020	32	20	0.00	0.0
2019	17	0	0.00	0.0
2018	56	44	0.00	0.0
2017	65	47	0.00	0.0
2016	29	17	0.00	0.0
2015	50	34	0.00	0.0
2014	33	2	0.24	5.3
2013	27	13	0.00	0.2
2012	30	24	0.13	0.0
2011	20	-3	0.00	0.0
2010	44	32	0.75	0.0
2009	32	4	0.00	0.0
2008	33	6	0.00	0.0
2007	35	27	0.35	3.8
2006	56	32	0.02	0.0
2005	25	16	0.00	0.0
2004	34	19	0.00	0.0
2003	24	14	0.00	0.0
2002	45	31	0.00	0.0
2001	28	0	0.00	0.0
2000	15	-5	0.00	0.0
1999	54	44	0.46	0.0
1998	38	28	0.01	0.0
1997	55	27	0.00	0.0
1996	37	15	0.00	0.0
1995	26	22	0.05	0.6
1994	18	-9	0.00	0.0
1993	63	37	1.07	0.0
1992	55	25	0.00	0.0
1991	24	13	0.04	1.1
1990	46	35	0.00	0.0
1989	36	19	0.00	0.0
1988	36	30	0.01	0.1
1987	35	14	0.00	0.0
1986	56	20	0.00	0.0
1985	11	-14	0.00	0.1
1984	5	-21	0.00	0.0
1983	34	26	0.66	0.0
1982	35	27	0.04	0.0
1981	41	32	0.11	0.0
1980	36	16	0.00	0.0
1979	36	28	0.13	0.7
1978	25	8	0.00	0.2
1977	23	9	0.00	0.0
1976	31	19	0.06	1.6
1975	41	21	0.00	0.0
1974	56	42	0.03	0.0
1973	45	27	0.38	0.0
1972	42	31	0.00	0.0
1971	44	27	0.00	0.0
1970	14	-5	0.00	0.0
1969	43	38	0.00	0.0
1968	42	38	0.00	0.0
1967	51	34	0.00	0.0
1966	30	23	0.00	0.0
1965	46	9	0.00	0.0
1964	56	27	0.00	0.0
1963	13	-3	0.00	0.0
1962	45	27	0.13	0.0
1961	17	5	0.02	0.4
1960	19	13	0.02	0.6
1959	66	19	3.97	0.0
1958	51	33	0.65	0.0
1957	62	40	0.00	0.0
1956	37	25	0.00	0.0
1955	38	26	0.19	0.6
1954	54	22	0.19	0.0
1953	43	32	0.00	0.0
1952	40	22	0.00	0.0
1951	34	21	0.00	0.0
1950	49	25	0.00	0.0
1949	43	28	0.46	0.0
1948	36	18	0.14	2.2
1947	27	8	0.02	0.2
1946	34	11	0.11	0.6
1945	35	20	0.00	0.0
1944	53	31	0.00	0.0
1943	45	24	0.00	0.0
1942	42	29	0.00	0.0
1941	53	25	0.00	0.0
1940	22	4	0.00	0.0
1939	54	33	0.00	0.0
1938	55	41	0.20	0.0
1937	61	34	2.65	0.0
1936	37	15	0.00	0.0
1935	58	16	0.65	1.1
1934	61	30	0.00	0.0
1933	61	46	0.78	0.0
1932	56	48	0.13	0.0
1931	28	14	0.00	0.0
1930	30	22	0.09	1.2
1929	43	28	0.00	0.0
1928	24	11	0.00	0.0
1927	54	37	0.19	0.0
1926	43	18	0.83	3.2
1925	44	24	0.00	0.0
1924	7	-2	0.00	0.0
1923	49	28	0.46	0.0
1922	29	25	0.12	0.3
1921	55	45	0.03	0.0
1920	33	22	0.08	0.0
1919	60	33	0.00	0.0
1918	21	-11	0.09	0.0
1917	58	31	1.00	0.0
1916	69	46	0.19	0.0

What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 69 °F which happened in 1916.

Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	69 °F	1916
2	66 °F	1959
3	65 °F	2017
4	63 °F	1993
5	62 °F	1957
6	61 °F	1934
6	61 °F	1937
6	61 °F	1933
9	60 °F	1919
10	58 °F	1935
10	58 °F	1917

What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is -21 °F which happened in 1984.

Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-21 °F	1984
2	-14 °F	1985
3	-11 °F	1918
4	-9 °F	1994
5	-5 °F	2000
5	-5 °F	1970
7	-3 °F	1963
7	-3 °F	2011
9	-2 °F	2024
9	-2 °F	1924

Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	5 °F	1984
2	7 °F	1924
3	11 °F	1985
4	13 °F	1963
5	14 °F	1970
6	15 °F	2000
7	17 °F	2019
7	17 °F	1961
9	18 °F	1994
10	19 °F	1960

What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 3.97 inches which happened in 1959.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on January 21

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.97 inches	1959
2	2.65 inches	1937
3	1.07 inches	1993
4	1.00 inches	1917
5	0.83 inches	1926
6	0.78 inches	1933
7	0.75 inches	2010
8	0.66 inches	1983
9	0.65 inches	1958
9	0.65 inches	1935

All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on January 21

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.3 inches	2014
2	3.8 inches	2007
3	3.2 inches	1926
4	2.2 inches	1948
5	1.6 inches	1976
6	1.2 inches	1930
7	1.1 inches	1991
7	1.1 inches	1935
9	0.7 inches	1979
10	0.6 inches	1995
10	0.6 inches	1960
10	0.6 inches	1946
10	0.6 inches	1955

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	location
1916–1947	Cincinnati	location