Erie, PA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 26.3°F in Erie, PA, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 35th coldest of 153 (with 1895).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 26.3°F; Coldest since 2015; 35th coldest of 153
Precipitation: 7.94 in; Driest since 2006; 70th driest of 153

A normal winter in Erie, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.5°F, between 24.5°F and 34.6°F in eight years of ten and 10.08 in of precipitation, between 7.78 in and 12.90 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Erie, PA since 1874: 26.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 20.3°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 24.5 to 34.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Erie, PA from 1874 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	26.3	118	33.4	110	19.2	121	7.94	84	0
2025	28.9	72	34.8	85	22.9	66	10.10	35	0
2024	36.1	4	41.8	5	30.2	2	8.65	66	3
2023	34.3	16	40.8	14	27.8	15	9.91	40	0
2022	32	28	39	24	25.1	37	11.50	20	0
2021	31.6	34	36.4	51	26.8	19	8.60	67	0
2020	34.6	11	40.7	15	28.6	10	11.27	26	0
2019	31.2	37	38.1	33	24.6	41	9.68	48	2
2018	29.4	64	36.2	54	22.6	71	13.97	5	0
2017	34.5	14	40.9	13	28	13	11.30	24	0
2016	35	7	42.3	4	27.7	17	10.10	35	0
2015	24.1	141	31.4	134	16.8	142	8.21	77	0
2014	24.5	136	31.8	131	17.3	139	11.94	14	0
2013	32.6	23	38.7	28	26.5	22	11.32	23	0
2012	34.6	11	40.5	17	28.6	10	11.55	18	0
2011	26	121	31.6	133	20.3	110	10.06	39	0
2010	27.2	110	32.4	126	21.9	87	8.37	71	0
2009	28	91	35.1	81	20.9	104	13.48	8	0
2008	30.7	44	36.9	43	24.4	44	12.88	10	0
2007	30	50	35.7	62	24.2	47	11.77	16	0
2006	32.2	26	38	35	26.5	22	7.93	85	0
2005	29.1	68	35.9	58	22.3	83	13.04	9	0
2004	27.3	107	33.8	102	20.9	104	7.79	89	0
2003	24.3	137	30.1	142	18.5	131	9.87	41	0
2002	35.1	5	41.3	8	28.9	7	11.64	17	0
2001	27.3	107	33	117	21.6	90	8.91	61	0
2000	31.8	29	38.3	30	25.3	32	8.27	73	0
1999	32.8	22	39.8	21	25.9	28	10.45	30	0
1998	34.6	11	39.9	20	29.4	4	11.54	19	0
1997	30.4	45	38.1	33	23	64	7.62	95	1
1996	26	121	32.7	122	19.4	119	8.54	69	0
1995	31	39	37.4	40	24.6	41	8.22	76	0
1994	24.3	137	31.2	136	17.5	136	6.81	112	0
1993	30.3	48	36.8	45	24.1	48	8.73	64	1
1992	31.8	29	38.3	30	25.3	32	7.68	94	0
1991	32.5	24	38.9	25	26.1	27	10.72	27	0
1990	30.2	49	36.7	49	23.8	55	11.28	25	0
1989	30.4	45	36.8	45	24	49	6.98	108	0
1988	29.7	60	36.1	55	23.2	61	7.36	101	0
1987	29.5	61	35.2	76	23.7	58	7.33	102	0
1986	27.2	110	33.5	106	21	103	7.88	87	0
1985	28.4	86	35.3	72	21.4	98	9.41	52	0
1984	27.5	102	34.1	98	20.9	104	8.04	82	0
1983	34.2	17	41.3	8	27.1	18	5.90	129	0
1982	24.7	135	31.2	136	18.2	133	7.93	85	0
1981	25.6	129	33.1	114	18.2	133	8.57	68	0
1980	27.5	102	33	117	21.9	87	7.76	90	0
1979	21.8	147	28	151	15.5	145	9.46	51	0
1978	21.1	151	28.2	150	13.9	150	9.81	45	0
1977	20.3	153	27.1	153	13.5	153	4.73	143	0
1976	28	91	35.7	62	20.3	110	12.63	11	0
1975	29.8	56	35.2	76	24.4	44	9.87	41	0
1974	28.9	72	35.1	81	22.7	69	7.84	88	0
1973	29.1	68	35.5	69	22.6	71	7.41	99	0
1972	28.7	75	35.7	62	21.6	90	8.77	62	0
1971	26.7	116	33	117	20.4	109	6.48	118	0
1970	21.8	147	28.5	149	15.1	148	5.96	128	0
1969	27.8	97	34.2	96	21.3	100	7.74	91	0
1968	26.1	120	33.1	114	19.2	121	6.32	120	0
1967	29.9	54	36.4	51	23.4	60	6.89	111	0
1966	28.5	84	34.3	95	22.7	69	6.61	114	0
1965	28.6	78	35.7	62	21.5	95	10.07	38	0
1964	26.8	115	33.2	111	20.3	110	6.91	110	0
1963	21.7	149	29.2	146	14.3	149	6.74	113	0
1962	26.5	117	33.5	106	19.5	118	7.98	83	0
1961	25.7	127	32.2	128	19.2	121	6.54	117	0
1960	30.9	40	36.5	50	25.2	34	9.22	55	0
1959	24.2	140	32.3	127	16.1	144	10.40	31	0
1958	28	91	34.4	93	21.6	90	6.58	115	0
1957	29.9	54	35.9	58	23.8	55	7.47	98	0
1956	27.5	102	33.1	114	21.9	87	5.74	133	2
1955	28.6	78	34.6	89	22.6	71	6.25	122	0
1954	31.8	29	38.9	25	24.6	41	6.92	109	0
1953	35	7	40.7	15	29.4	4	7.11	104	0
1952	32.4	25	38.8	27	26.3	25	10.58	28	2
1951	29.8	56	35.6	67	24	49	9.71	47	0
1950	34.5	14	41	12	28	13	14.16	4	0
1949	35	7	41.6	6	28.4	12	7.73	92	0
1948	27.6	101	33.8	102	21.3	100	7.04	106	0
1947	30.9	40	37.3	41	24.4	44	10.33	32	0
1946	28.9	72	35.6	67	22.2	85	5.54	137	0
1945	25.5	131	31.3	135	19.7	115	10.17	34	0
1944	29.5	61	35.3	72	24	49	4.20	148	1
1943	27.5	102	33.5	106	21.5	95	4.26	147	0
1942	29.5	61	35	83	24	49	5.34	139	0
1941	30	50	35.2	76	24.8	39	7.18	103	0
1940	27.1	112	32.1	129	22.1	86	8.23	75	0
1939	31.2	37	37.3	41	25.1	37	8.77	62	0
1938	29.1	68	35.5	69	22.6	71	9.13	56	0
1937	33.7	20	40.5	17	26.8	19	9.36	54	0
1936	23.3	143	29.4	144	17.3	139	6.57	116	0
1935	27.7	98	33.9	101	21.5	95	6.12	125	0
1934	25.8	125	33.2	111	18.5	131	5.72	134	0
1933	33.4	21	40.5	17	26.2	26	5.77	132	0
1932	37.4	2	43.5	3	31.4	1	8.33	72	0
1931	30	50	35.3	72	24.7	40	4.16	149	0
1930	29.8	56	36.4	51	23.2	61	9.80	46	0
1929	28.6	78	34.6	89	22.6	71	5.28	140	0
1928	29.3	65	35.9	58	22.6	71	8.07	81	0
1927	28.5	84	34.4	93	22.6	71	7.00	107	0
1926	27.4	106	33.2	111	21.6	90	5.53	138	0
1925	28.3	88	35.3	72	21.4	98	6.18	123	0
1924	29.8	56	36	56	23.7	58	9.12	57	0
1923	27.7	98	34.1	98	21.3	100	6.37	119	0
1922	29.3	65	35.7	62	22.9	66	4.55	146	0
1921	32.2	26	38	35	26.4	24	5.58	136	0
1920	22.1	146	28.8	147	15.5	145	4.66	145	0
1919	33.8	19	39.8	21	27.8	15	4.82	142	0
1918	21.2	150	28.6	148	13.9	150	4.69	144	0
1917	25.8	125	32.8	121	18.8	129	6.13	124	0
1916	28.6	78	34.8	85	22.3	83	8.09	79	0
1915	28.3	88	34.2	96	22.4	80	7.72	93	0
1914	28.7	75	34.7	87	22.6	71	5.70	135	0
1913	31.8	29	38.4	29	25.2	34	10.20	33	0
1912	24.9	134	30.8	140	19	127	8.08	80	0
1911	28.6	78	34.6	89	22.6	71	9.05	58	0
1910	25.7	127	31.7	132	19.7	115	9.87	41	0
1909	31.6	34	37.5	39	25.7	29	9.59	49	0
1908	28.6	78	34.7	87	22.4	80	7.60	96	0
1907	27.3	107	34.5	92	20.1	113	8.48	70	0
1906	31.8	29	38.3	30	25.2	34	3.00	153	0
1905	23	144	29.4	144	16.7	143	5.83	130	0
1904	20.9	152	27.8	152	13.9	150	10.09	37	0
1903	27.7	98	33.8	102	21.6	90	7.05	105	0
1902	25.4	132	31.1	138	19.6	117	6.26	121	0
1901	26.9	113	32.9	120	20.9	104	3.70	151	0
1900	28.7	75	35	83	22.4	80	9.38	53	0
1899	25.9	123	32.5	124	19.2	121	5.78	131	0
1898	30.8	42	35.9	58	25.7	29	8.16	78	0
1897	28.1	90	33.5	106	22.8	68	6.07	126	0
1896	29.1	68	35.2	76	23	64	10.47	29	0
1895	26.3	118	33.7	105	18.8	129	7.37	100	0
1894	30	50	36	56	23.9	53	8.27	73	0
1893	23.5	142	29.6	143	17.4	137	9.85	44	0
1892	30.4	45	36.8	45	23.9	53	8.92	60	0
1891	30.8	42	37.7	38	23.8	55	8.99	59	0
1890	38	1	46.5	1	29.4	4	12.13	13	0
1889	29.2	67	35.2	76	23.2	61	6.05	127	0
1888	28	91	36.9	43	19	127	7.58	97	0
1887	28.4	86	39.5	23	17.3	139	16.20	1	0
1886	28	91	36.8	45	19.1	126	11.42	22	0
1885	25.3	133	32.7	122	17.9	135	9.54	50	0
1884	28	91	35.5	69	20.5	108	14.21	3	0
1883	26.9	113	34	100	19.8	114	11.83	15	0
1882	35.1	5	41.4	7	28.7	9	13.56	7	0
1881	24.3	137	31.1	138	17.4	137	5.28	140	0
1880	36.9	3	43.9	2	29.9	3	11.43	21	0
1879	25.6	129	32	130	19.2	121	8.66	65	0
1878	34.9	10	41.1	11	28.8	8	12.38	12	0
1877	25.9	123	32.5	124	19.3	120	3.23	152	0
1876	33.9	18	41.2	10	26.6	21	13.75	6	0
1875	22.7	145	30.2	141	15.2	147	4.07	150	0
1874	31.6	34	37.8	37	25.4	31	14.44	2	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1890	38
1932	37.4
1880	36.9
2024	36.1
2002	35.1
1882	35.1
2016	35
1953	35
1949	35
1878	34.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	20.3
1904	20.9
1978	21.1
1918	21.2
1963	21.7
1979	21.8
1970	21.8
1920	22.1
1875	22.7
1905	23

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1887	16.20
1874	14.44
1884	14.21
1950	14.16
2018	13.97
1876	13.75
1882	13.56
2009	13.48
2005	13.04
2008	12.88

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1906	3.00
1877	3.23
1901	3.70
1875	4.07
1931	4.16
1944	4.20
1943	4.26
1922	4.55
1920	4.66
1918	4.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 63°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 30 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.80 in; 10 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.94 in of precipitation in Erie, PA, the driest winter since 2006, 70th driest of 153.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Erie, PA: 63°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Erie, PA: a low of -9°F on Friday 30 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Erie, PA: 0.80 in on Wednesday 10 December 2025.