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New Years Day Weather in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Based on records from 1955 to 2006 from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
New Years Day Normals:
- Average high temperature = 35.5°F
- Average low temperature = 20.4°F
New Year's Day Snowfall
- 73% of New Years days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 3 out of every 4 years)
- 18% of New Years days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 5 years)
- 64% of New Years days see a trace of snowfall (or about 2 out of every 3 years)
New Years Extremes:
| Highest Maximum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 61°F | 1973 |
| 2. | 58°F | 1966 |
| 3. | 57°F | 1979 |
| 4. | 56°F | 1985 |
| 5. | 52°F | 2005 |
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| Highest Minimum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 42°F | 1979 |
| 2. | 39°F | 1966 |
| 3. | 38°F | 1985 |
| 4. | 35°F | 1973 |
| 5. | 34°F | 2003 |
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| Lowest Maximum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 18°F | 1970 |
| 2. | 18°F | 1963* |
| 3. | 22°F | 1999 |
| 4. | 22°F | 1977 |
| 5. | 23°F | 1998 |
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| Lowest Minimum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 0°F | 1968 |
| 2. | 3°F | 1999 |
| 3. | 5°F | 1998 |
| 4. | 5°F | 1969 |
| 5. | 6°F | 1970 |
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| Most Snowfall on New Year's Day |
- 7.8 inches in 1971
- 2.7 inches in 1961
- 2.2 inches in 1964
- 1.2 inches in 1978
- 0.7 inches in 1987
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| Most Snow on Ground on New Year's Day |
- 12 inches in 1970
- 10 inches in 1968
- 7 inches in 1971
- 5 inches in 1962
- 4 inches in 1996
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| Two-day Snowfall (New Years Eve / Day) |
- 7.8 inches in 1971
- 2.7 inches in 1961
- 2.3 inches in 1968
- 2.2 inches in 1964
- 1.4 inches in 1975
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| Liquid Equiv. Precipitation |
- 0.93 inches in 1961
- 0.76 inches in 2003
- 0.44 inches in 1971
- 0.41 inches in 1964
- 0.35 inches in 1982
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