Cincinnati January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of January 3.

January 3 All-Time Records 1916–2024
Highest temperature	67 °F	2004
Lowest temperature	-3 °F	1979
Lowest daily high	12 °F	1979
Highest daily low	58 °F	1997
Most precipitation	3.23 inches	2000
Most snow	1.2 inches	1994

January 3 All-Time Records
1916–2024

Highest temperature

67 °F

-3 °F

12 °F

Highest daily low

58 °F

3.23 inches

1.2 inches

January 3 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	40.8 °F
Average low	25.4 °F
Chance precipitation	46.4%
Chance snow	19.2%

January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

40.8 °F

Average low

25.4 °F

Chance precipitation

46.4%

Chance snow

19.2%

Cincinnati January 3 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	43	23	0.00	0.0
2023	61	56	1.28	0.0
2022	33	21	0.00	0.0
2021	38	34	0.00	0.0
2020	53	47	0.68	0.0
2019	42	29	0.00	0.0
2018	26	0	0.00	0.1
2017	57	41	0.82	0.0
2016	37	28	0.00	0.0
2015	62	36	0.90	0.0
2014	18	3	0.00	0.0
2013	35	12	0.00	0.0
2012	27	15	0.00	0.0
2011	40	15	0.00	0.0
2010	23	4	0.00	0.0
2009	49	27	0.03	0.0
2008	23	13	0.00	0.0
2007	52	26	0.00	0.0
2006	50	44	0.00	0.0
2005	59	57	1.20	0.0
2004	67	48	0.14	0.0
2003	29	24	0.00	0.0
2002	35	19	0.00	0.0
2001	25	3	0.00	0.0
2000	59	52	3.23	0.0
1999	27	14	0.02	0.3
1998	58	49	0.04	0.0
1997	63	58	0.00	0.0
1996	20	13	0.02	1.0
1995	32	18	0.00	0.0
1994	34	30	0.11	1.2
1993	58	38	0.01	0.0
1992	48	44	0.29	0.0
1991	30	19	0.00	0.0
1990	48	36	0.00	0.0
1989	37	29	0.01	0.0
1988	36	14	0.00	0.0
1987	32	25	0.00	0.0
1986	46	32	0.00	0.0
1985	34	29	0.17	0.0
1984	33	29	0.00	0.0
1983	35	21	0.00	0.0
1982	52	41	0.61	0.0
1981	32	12	0.00	0.0
1980	34	29	0.00	0.0
1979	12	-3	0.00	0.0
1978	24	6	0.00	0.0
1977	27	23	0.11	0.9
1976	33	17	0.03	0.3
1975	40	30	0.26	0.0
1974	28	21	0.35	0.0
1973	51	26	0.67	0.0
1972	48	22	0.00	0.0
1971	53	31	0.69	0.0
1970	26	15	0.02	0.3
1969	30	11	0.00	0.0
1968	31	19	0.00	0.0
1967	45	23	0.00	0.0
1966	42	27	0.00	0.0
1965	40	23	0.00	0.0
1964	50	38	0.00	0.0
1963	41	20	0.00	0.0
1962	53	28	0.00	0.0
1961	34	28	0.00	0.0
1960	42	27	0.00	0.0
1959	47	29	0.00	0.0
1958	26	8	0.02	0.3
1957	41	15	0.00	0.0
1956	46	32	0.00	0.0
1955	56	36	0.08	0.0
1954	49	32	0.00	0.0
1953	40	23	0.10	0.0
1952	36	28	0.02	0.0
1951	56	39	1.46	0.0
1950	63	54	0.59	0.0
1949	42	34	0.14	0.0
1948	32	29	0.00	0.0
1947	54	30	0.06	0.0
1946	39	32	0.01	0.0
1945	33	16	0.02	0.2
1944	38	35	0.57	0.0
1943	58	38	0.04	0.0
1942	26	21	0.18	1.2
1941	40	30	0.00	0.0
1940	20	3	0.00	0.0
1939	64	46	0.00	0.0
1938	41	20	0.00	0.0
1937	44	25	0.00	0.0
1936	37	34	0.00	0.0
1935	48	21	0.00	0.0
1934	37	28	0.00	0.0
1933	54	33	0.00	0.0
1932	42	33	0.00	0.0
1931	43	32	0.00	0.0
1930	39	23	0.03	0.0
1929	37	21	0.00	0.0
1928	15	-3	0.00	0.0
1927	45	32	0.00	0.0
1926	46	29	0.04	0.0
1925	34	28	0.00	0.0
1924	36	17	0.49	0.0
1923	39	30	0.00	0.0
1922	46	34	0.04	0.0
1921	53	32	0.00	0.0
1920	12	-1	0.02	0.3
1919	14	4	0.00	0.0
1918	16	-1	0.00	0.0
1917	51	33	0.41	0.0
1916	41	28	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 67 °F which happened in 2004.

Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	67 °F	2004
2	64 °F	1939
3	63 °F	1950
3	63 °F	1997
5	62 °F	2015
6	61 °F	2023
7	59 °F	2005
7	59 °F	2000
9	58 °F	1993
9	58 °F	1943
9	58 °F	1998

What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is -3 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1979.

Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-3 °F	1928
1	-3 °F	1979
3	-1 °F	1918
3	-1 °F	1920
5	0 °F	2018
6	3 °F	2001
6	3 °F	1940
6	3 °F	2014
9	4 °F	2010
9	4 °F	1919

Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	12 °F	1979
1	12 °F	1920
3	14 °F	1919
4	15 °F	1928
5	16 °F	1918
6	18 °F	2014
7	20 °F	1996
7	20 °F	1940
9	23 °F	2008
9	23 °F	2010

What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 3.23 inches which happened in 2000.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.23 inches	2000
2	1.46 inches	1951
3	1.28 inches	2023
4	1.20 inches	2005
5	0.90 inches	2015
6	0.82 inches	2017
7	0.69 inches	1971
8	0.68 inches	2020
9	0.67 inches	1973
10	0.61 inches	1982

All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.2 inches	1942
1	1.2 inches	1994
3	1.0 inches	1996
4	0.9 inches	1977
5	0.3 inches	1976
5	0.3 inches	1999
5	0.3 inches	1920
5	0.3 inches	1970
5	0.3 inches	1958
10	0.2 inches	1945

Weather Station Details

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