COLD WaVES Albany, New York Since 1874 Periods of 3 or more consecutive days with minimum temperatures of zero degrees or less. January 5-7, 1972 15 days 4 days Jan 30-Feb 4, 1874 January 27-29, 1888 Jan 20-Feb 3, 1961 February 6-9, 1874 January 10-12, 1893 January 7-9, 1973 January 9-12, 1875 February 16-18, 1896 Jan 30-Feb 1, 1973 10 days February 12-15, 1875 January 10-12, 1899 February 17-19, 1973 February 9-18, 1979 January 5-8, 1896 December 8-10, 1902 January 12-14, 1974 February 9-12, 1899 February 16-18, 1904 February 8-10, 1974 9 days February 5-8, 1906 February 8-10, 1908 February 8-10, 1975 Dec 27, 1917-Jan 4, 1918 January 26-29, 1907 December 30, 1909- January 17-19, 1976 January 1-9, 1970 January 25-28, 1912 January 1, 1910 February 3-5, 1978 January 12-15, 1914 January 6-8, 1912 February 9-11, 1978 8 days February 15-18, 1914 January 12-14, 1912 January 10-12, 1979 January 13-20, 1957 January 24-27, 1922 February 11-13, 1914 January 17-19, 1979 January 7-14, 1968 February 19-22, 1936 December 25-27, 1914 Feb 29-Mar 2, 1980 December 19-22, 1942 February 11-13, 1917 January 3-5, 1981 7 days January 23-26, 1948 December 16-18, 1917 January 11-13, 1982 Jan 31-Feb 6, 1918 Jan 30-Feb 2, 1948 December 17-19, 1919 January 17-19, 1982 January 18-24, 1970 February 8-11, 1948 February 16-18, 1922 January 21-23, 1982 January 8-14, 1981 February 25-28, 1950 January 29-31, 1923 February 10-12, 1982 Dec 27 2017-Jan 2, 2018 February 2-5, 1955 January 26-28, 1924 January 11-13, 1984 December 20-23, 1955 January 27-29, 1925 January 15-17, 1984 6 days February 10-13, 1962 Jan 30-Feb 1, 1935 February 3-5, 1985 January 16-21, 1875 January 14-17, 1965 January 9-11, 1940 January 14-16, 1986 February 9-14, 1912 Jan 29-Feb 1, 1965 February 2-4, 1942 January 27-29, 1988 February 21-26, 1914 January 13-16, 1970 January 8-10, 1943 February 5-7, 1988 January 6-11, 1942 February 20-23, 1972 February 14-16, 1943 December 11-13, 1988 January 16-21, 1971 January 8-11, 1976 January 20-22, 1945 February 25-27, 1993 December 17-22, 1980 January 19-22, 1983 January 24-26, 1945 January 19-21, 1994 January 24-29, 1987 January 20-23, 1984 December 21-23, 1945 February 9-11, 1994 January 4-9, 1996 Jan 31-Feb 3, 1994 January 15-17, 1946 January 17-19, 2000 February 5-8, 1995 February 4-6, 1948 January 21-23, 2000 5 days January 21-24, 2003 March 12-14, 1948 January 28-30, 2000 February 6-10, 1875 January 13-16, 2004 December 25-27, 1948 January 17-19, 2003 January 11-15, 1886 January 23-26, 2004 February 14-16, 2003 February 2-6, 1886 January 21-24, 2005 January 9-11, 2004 January 21-25, 1888 February 15-18, 2015 January 28-30, 1954 January 27-29, 2005 February 5-9, 1895 February 10-12, 1958 January 15-17, 2009 February 17-21, 1903 3 days December 22-24, 1960 January 2-4, 2014 January 2-6, 1904 March 23-25, 1875 Jan 31-Feb 2, 1962 February 13-15, 2016 December 27-31, 1933 Nov 30-Dec 2, 1875 January 24-26, 1963 January 20-22, 2019 February 6-10, 1934 February 23-25, 1876 December 20-22, 1963 Jan 31-Feb 2, 2019 December 30, 1967- January 4-6, 1877 December 30, 1963- January 29-31, 2021 January 3, 1968 January 6-8, 1878 January 1, 1964 January 14-16, 1964 Jan 31-Feb 4, 1971 January 15-17, 1879 January 27-31, 1977 December 31, 1880- February 3-5, 1965 February 6-8, 1966 February 13-17, 1987 January 2, 1881 December 21-25, 1989 January 23-25, 1882 February 19-21, 1966 December 19-21, 1884 February 6-8, 1967 January 28-30, 1885 February 12-14, 1967 Feb 27-Mar 1, 1886 December 25-27, 1968 January 4-6, 1969 December 23-25, 1969 .