The end of 2021 is supposed to be pretty cold, so let's take a look at some of Edmonton's other coldest New Years.
New Year's Eve
Our coldest New Year's Eve on record was 1884, with a Low of -40.6°C. However 1927 has the coldest High, reaching only -30.6°C
In recent memory, going back to the 80s 1981's Low was -29.4°C, and 1984's was -29.3°C. The next really, really cold one wasn't until 2017 at -28.2°C. And 2017 also had the coldest recent High, reaching only -22.6°C.
Our average temperatures are a High of -7.7°C and Low of 15.7°C, and recent New Year's Eves with Highs above freezing were 2019, 2015, 2014, 2012, 1997...
New Year's Day
Our coldest New Year's Days on record were in 1911 and 1928, both with a Low of -40°C. 1928 also has the record for coldest High at -32.2°C.
Going back to the 1980s again, in recent years 1982 has the coldest New Year's Day with a High of -23.1°C and Low of -28.3°C. 1991, 2009, 2010 and 2018 also all had Lows below -25°C.
Above-freezing New Year's Days happened in 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2001...
How will 2021 compare?
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