We could be below freezing for weeks, according to News 5 meteorologists. News 5 is tracking how long this severe winter cold will last.
And so it begins. News 5 meteorologists say it could be a while before we get above freezing temperatures again. The last time we were above 32 degrees in Cleveland was Jan. 22, meaning we're now at three straight days below freezing.
We'll continue to track this trend for as long as this unwelcome streak continues.The record bookTypically, in January, we see some of our coldest temperatures of the season. Our record coldest temperature of -20 was set on Jan. 19, 1994, in Cleveland. Cold is nothing out of the ordinary. A few days to a week below freezing happens most winters, but two weeks or longer without seeing 32 or higher is rare.The longest stretch of seeing temperatures under 32 was set back in the winter of 1977. That was the year we had 38 straight days below the freezing mark. In 1985, we saw 34 straight days of being under 32. The longest period of not seeing 32 or higher in this century was 22 days in 2007.The last two-week stretch of not seeing 32 or higher was the end of 2017 into the first few days of 2018. The other two times Cleveland has experienced two weeks under freezing were in 1945 and 1909.This streakNews 5 meteorologists say 10 days to two weeks will be possible in Cleveland as we end January and begin February.Watch the latest forecast:
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