The coldest winter in Erie, Pennsylvania, in terms of temperature is generally tied to the winter of 1993–94, when Erie County recorded a low of minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit in January 1994, later matched in February 2015. The coldest temperature in Erie city history is also listed as minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

What that means

  • Lowest recorded air temperature: minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Notable coldest winter period: winter 1993–94 is the one most often associated with that extreme low, because the record was set in January 1994.
  • Matched later: the same temperature was reached again on February 16, 2015.

Erie winter context

Erie’s winters are usually cold, and January is typically the coldest month on average, with average lows around 21.6 degrees Fahrenheit. That means the record low is much colder than a normal Erie winter day.

Mini answer

If you mean the single coldest winter by record low temperature , it was the winter associated with January 1994 , when Erie hit -18 F.

TL;DR: Erie’s coldest winter temperature on record is -18 F , first recorded in January 1994 and matched in February 2015.