Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oneida
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in New York, January 5 to 7, 1996
An arctic airmass settled into central New York on the afternoon of the 5th and lasted through the 7th, bringing extreme cold to the region. Late in the day on the 5th, record lows were set in Syracuse (-15F which broke the record of -9F in 1910) and Binghamton (-5F which broke the record of -1F in 1981).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
An arctic airmass settled into central New York on the afternoon of the 5th and lasted through the 7th, bringing extreme cold to the region. Late in the day on the 5th, record lows were set in Syracuse (-15F which broke the record of -9F in 1910) and Binghamton (-5F which broke the record of -1F in 1981). On the morning of the 6th, record lows were once again set in Syracuse (-24F which broke the record of -12F in 1912) and Binghamton (-7F which broke the record of -2F in 1988). Finally, on the morning of the 7th, the low temperature of -1F in Binghamton tied the record low for the date, which was set in 1968.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Yates
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Seneca
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cayuga
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Onondaga
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Steuben
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Schuyler
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Chemung
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tompkins
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oneida
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cortland
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Chenango
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Otsego
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tioga
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Broome
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Delaware
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sullivan
- When
- January 5, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, January 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 5 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 5 to 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 5 to 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Vermont, January 5, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, January 5, 1996
- Dense Fog in Idaho, January 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 5 to 6, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545804, 5545805, 5545806, 5545807, 5545808, 5545809, 5545810, 5545811, 5545812, 5545813, 5545814, 5545815, 5545816, 5545817, 5545818, 5545819, 5545820, 5545821.