Winter in Plattsburgh: The Cold, Hard Facts
This winter, we asked our Facebook fans “What does ‘Plattsburgh cold’ mean?” and 76 responded with memories like these:

“I remember my jeans would literally freeze when walking to class. Then, half-way
through class, all the snow on your boots would melt, making your backpack and everything
around you wet, only to head back outside for next class to repeat the cycle.” — Deanna Fiegal Bevan ’96.
“The ice being so thick on my steps that I couldn't open my front door. Ah, the good
ol' days.” — Suzanne Young ’98.
So many people shared their frozen memories that we decided to look up the stats.
Here are the cold, hard facts from weather.com:
- The coldest month: January.
- Average January high: 27 degrees.
- Average January low: 10 degrees.
- Record low: -31 degrees in 1994.
- Average precipitation in January and February: 1.79 and 1.48 inches, respectively.
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