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By The Numbers: January Is Cleveland's Coldest Months

January is usually a good signifier of how bad a Cleveland winter can get. Here’s a look at the numbers behind Cleveland’s coldest month. 

by Becky Boban | Jan. 6, 2021 | 2:00 PM

Erik Drost

Erik Drost

18.7 Inches: Average snowfall in January

13.5 Days: Average snowfall days in January, the most of any month

Jan. 20, 1978: The most snowfall on a single day in Cleveland was 10.4 inches

21.7 Degrees: Average low in January

34.3 Degrees: Average high in January

1950: Year of January's record high, 73 degrees

3: Number of times Lake Erie has been 100% frozen over

-20 Degrees: Temperature of Cleveland's coldest day: Jan. 19, 1994

3.99 Billion Cubic Feet: Amount of gas Columbia Gas of Ohio customers used to keep warm on Jan. 18 1994

190: Number of National Guard soldiers and other personnel sent to aid 17 counties in Southern Ohio that had declared a state of emergency on Jan. 19, 1994

5.1 Million Kilowatts: Amount of electricity Ohio Edison customers used on Jan. 18, 1994

 

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