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| Selected U.S. City and State Extremes January 2004 |
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| Location | Record Type | New Record Date | New Record | Old Record | Old Record Date |
| Charleston, WV | Warmest minimum temperature ever recorded during the month | January 4, 2004 | 61.0°F | 60.0°F | January 14, 1952 |
| Meacham, OR | Coldest temperature since records began in 1948 | January 5, 2004 | -31°F | -10°F | January 5, 1974 |
| Syracuse, NY | Tied second coldest maximum temperature ever recorded | January 9, 2004 | -2°F | -2°F | The coldest maximum temperature ever recorded is -4°F on January 17, 1982 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Consecutive days with a maximum temperature of 32°F or less | as of January 26, 2004 | 24 days; January 3 - 26, 2004 | 18 days | December 20 - January 6, 1991 |
| Grand Forks, ND | All-time minimum temperature record | January 30, 2004 | 44°F below zero | 43°F below zero | January 11, 1912 |
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| Location | Record Type | New Record Date | New Record | Old Record | Old Record Date |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA | Second highest daily rainfall ever recorded in January | January 4, 2004 | 1.82 inches | 0.99 inches | January 5, 1971; highest rainfall amount fell on January 8, 1884 with 2.34 inches |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Consecutive days with a trace or greater of precipitation | as of January 28, 2004 | 35 days; December 25 - January 28, 2004 | 24 days | November 17 - December 10, 1983 |
| Portland, ME | Driest January on record | January, 2004 | 0.28 inches | 0.76 inches | January, 1955 & 1970; driest year & month on record is February, 1987 with 0.04 inches |
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| Location | Record Type | New Record Date | New Record | Old Record | Old Record Date |
| Rochester, NY | Tied consecutive days with measurable snowfall | as of January 22, 2004 | 19 days; January 4 - 22, 2004 | 19 days | January 11 - 29, 1985 |
| Erie International Airport, PA | 4th snowiest January on record | January, 2004 | 59.9 inches | 51.8 inches | January, 2003; snowiest January on record is 62.4 inches set in 1978 |
| Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, OH | 2nd snowiest January on record | January, 2004 | 32.9 inches | 30.3 inches | January, 2003; snowiest January on record is 42.8 inches set in 1978 |
| Youngstown Airport, OH | 4th snowiest January on record | January, 2004 | 30.3 inches | 27.2 inches | January, 1994; snowiest January on record is 36.4 inches set in 1999 |
| Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, MT | Snowiest January on record; this also establishes a new all-time record for the snowiest month | January, 2004 | 32.9 inches | 28.8 inches | January, 1916 |
| Gaylord, MI | Snowiest January on record; this also establishes a new all-time record for the snowiest month | January, 2004 | 74 inches | 64 inches; 68 inches | January, 1971; November 1893 |
| Rochester, NY | Snowiest January on record | January, 2004 | 61.3 inches | 60.4 inches | January, 1978 |
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NCDC / Climate Monitoring / January / Global Hazards / Selected Extremes / Help
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