CXUS51 KCTP 010846 CLSMDT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 346 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 79 02/21/2018 LOW -22 01/21/1994 HIGHEST 62 02/28 62 12/29 LOWEST 0 01/31 -7 01/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 36.8 41.3 -4.5 38.8 AVG. MINIMUM 21.0 25.3 -4.3 23.4 MEAN 28.9 33.3 -4.4 31.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 25 17.5 7.5 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 86 71.1 14.9 79 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.5 0.5 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.70 1978 MINIMUM 3.18 1979 TOTALS 6.05 9.05 -3.00 6.57 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.10 -0.03 0.07 DAYS >= .01 25 31.6 -6.6 28 DAYS >= .10 12 18.8 -6.8 17 DAYS >= .50 5 6.4 -1.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.49 01/25 TO 01/25 1.92 12/10 TO 12/11 STORM TOTAL 1.49 1.88 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 74.8 1960 24 HR TOTAL 9.3 MM SNOW DEPTH 11 02/02/2021 TOTALS 23.8 22.9 0.9 15.6 LIQUID EQUIV 2.40 0.00 2.40 1.56 SINCE 7/1 23.8 23.9 -0.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 2.38 2.30 0.08 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 0 DAYS >= TRACE 27 12.6 14.4 MM DAYS >= 1.0 6 6.2 -0.2 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 9 01/26 7 01/20 24 HR TOTAL 12.5R 01/25 TO 01/25 7.0 01/19 TO 01/19 STORM TOTAL 12.5 7.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3229 2853 376 3035 SINCE 7/1 4124 3807 317 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/24/1963 LATEST 05/11/1966 EARLIEST 11/07 LATEST 04/09 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/280 DATE 12/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 67/290 DATE 12/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 37 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 39 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 7 LIGHT SNOW 27 SLEET 6 FOG 42 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 11 HAZE 13 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$