New York, 2005Cold in New York, January 21, 2005
January 21, 2005 · NWS BGM · 13 events in 13 counties and zones
Bitter cold arctic air moved into the region on Northerly winds of 5 to 10 mph. Low temperatures the morning of the 21st were 10 to 25 below zero Fahrenheit.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Bitter cold arctic air moved into the region on Northerly winds of 5 to 10 mph. Low temperatures the morning of the 21st were 10 to 25 below zero Fahrenheit. Wind chill temperatures were mostly in the 25 to 35 below zero range.
Cold/Wind Chill, Schuyler
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Seneca
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cayuga
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oneida
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tompkins
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Broome
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Chenango
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cortland
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Delaware
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oneida
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Onondaga
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Otsego
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- High Wind in Minnesota, January 21 to 22, 2005$850,000 · 6 events
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 21 to 22, 2005$60,000 · 12 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 21 to 22, 200542 events
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, January 21, 2005$40,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 21 to 22, 200524 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 21 to 22, 200518 events
- Cold in New York, January 21 to 22, 200518 events
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 21 to 22, 200516 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 21, 200515 events
- Cold in Maine, January 21, 200514 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 21 to 22, 200513 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 21 to 22, 200513 events
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: 5435092, 5435093, 5435094, 5435095, 5435096, 5435738, 5435739, 5435740, 5435741, 5435742, 5435743, 5435744, 5435745.