Ahead of the 1932 Winter Olympics, there was no snow at Lake Placid, and it was 66 degrees in New York City.
16 Jan 1932, Page 1 – The Los Angeles Times
On January 14, 1932 it was 70 degrees in New York.
Temperature approached 90 degrees in Texas, and were in the 60’s all the way into Maine.
Currently temperatures at Lake Placid are -10F, and they have more than three feet of snow.
Whiteface Mountain Resort Snow Report
January 14 temperatures have plummeted in the US since 1930.