Record Cold (Record Low Temperatures, Dry, Little or No Wind)

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Moderate to strong high pressure either over our area or north and/or west of our area. For record cold, keep the high away from the Atlantic coastline or Atlantic Ocean. This position is not favorable for record cold due to the winds coming from the high.

Record Cold (December 29, 1917)

Earliest below zero reading at PHL in recorded history.

Record Cold (April 1, 1923)

Low temperature at PHL fell to 14 degrees. The lowest April reading since records began in 1870.

Record Cold (February 18, 1979)

Record Cold (January 22, 1984)

Record Cold ( August 29, 1986)

Temperature bottomed out at 44 degrees. Lowest August reading in recorded history for PHL.

Record Cold (May 23, 2006)

This morning (5/23):EKN - Old: 30, 1997... New: 29YNG - Old: 30, 1967... New: 30BKW - Old: 34, 1967... New: 34PKB - Old: 35, 2002... New: 34ACY - Old: 40, 2002... New: 40GED - Old: 40, 1967... New: 39ILG - Old: 40, 1929... New: 39TTN - Old: 41, 2002... New: 41ISP - Old: 44, 1990... New: 42JFK - Old: 46, 1968... New: 45