Coldest Winter in Over a DecadeIn the winter of 2024-2025, the average temperature in Ithaca was 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal. The winter of 2025-2026 was markedly colder than both, with an average temperature anomaly of -3.1 degrees Fahrenheit — making it the coldest winter in over a decade. The last winter with a greater negative average temperature anomaly than this winter was the infamous winter of 2014-2015, which was an average of 5.6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal. Jihan Bhuiyan The spring semester cold spell compared to cold spells since 1969 at the University’s Game Farm Road Weather Station. The coldest daily average temperature of the cold spell and of the entire winter was 0 degrees Fahrenheit on Feb. 8.

Source: Daily Sun March 17, 2026 07:37 UTC