America Could Face Coldest January in 25 Years 13.07K Richard Lawson 01/06/11 10:50AM Filed to: Weather Weather climate New York Coldness Cold January Something to look forward to: some meteorologists are saying that the coming weeks could be the coldest January we've seen since 1985, with January 10-20 seeing the brunt of the freeze. New York City with highs in the teens! Great.