Data

August 2025 Weather Summary

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August was 3.1 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 90.8 deg. F recorded on August 12. The low for the month was 39.4 deg F, recorded on August 30. There was 1 day at or above 90 deg F. There were 93 heating degree days and 165 cooling degree days.

August was a below-normal month for precipitation with 1.84 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 2.32 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.78 inches, recorded on August 20. There were 7 days of rain >.01 in, 3 >.10 in, and 0 >1 in.

There are areas of abnormally dry conditions in The Commonwealth:

High wind speed of 23 mph on August 29.

August 2025 Data

July 2025 Weather Summary

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July was 2.3 F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 93.7 deg. F recorded on July 30. The low for the month was 52.2 deg F, recorded on July 22. There were 6 days at or above 90 deg F. There were 15 heating degree days and 311 cooling degree days.

July was an above-normal month for precipitation, with 5.30 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 1.51 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.79 inches recorded on July 26. There were 9 days of rain >.01 in, 9 >.10 in, and 1 >1 in.

High wind speed of 25 mph on July 17.

July 2025 Data

June 2025 Weather Summary

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Not weather-related. I just wanted to include our newest pack member, Toliver.

June was 2.1 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 95 deg. F recorded on June 24. The low for the month was 36 deg F, recorded on June 2. There were 51 heating degree days and 206 cooling degree days.

June was an above normal month for precipitation with 5.81 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 1.72 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.43 inches recorded on June 14. There were 14 days of rain >.01 in, 10 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in.

High wind speed of 35 mph on June 18.

June 2025 Data

Summary of Spring 2025

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Meteorological Spring is officially over. Here is a brief summary of March 1 – May 31, 2025, in Stormstown, PA:

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 1
Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 22
Max T: 85.0 F – April 29, 2025
Min T: 14.1 F – March 2, 2025

Mar Dep from Normal: 6.5 F
Apr Dep from Normal: 2.4 F
May Dep from Normal: -1.3 F

Heating Degree Days: 1339
Cooling Degree Days: 79

Mar Precip: 1.17″, 0.02″ below normal
Apr Precip: 4.08″, 0.57″ above normal
May Precip: 8.25″, 4.61″ above normal

May 2025 Weather Summary

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May was 1.3 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 78.7 F, recorded on May 12. The low for the month was 36.9 F, recorded on May 26. There were zero days at or below 32 F. There were 238 heating degree days and 36 cooling degree days.

May was an above-normal month for precipitation with 8.25 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 4.61 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.37 inches recorded on May 13. There were 18 days of rain >.01 in, 14 >.10 in, and 2 > 1 in.

The high wind speed for the month was 34 mph on May 23.

May 2025 Data

April 2025 Weather Summary

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April was 2.4 F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 85.0 F, recorded on April 29. The low for the month was 19.4 F, recorded on April 9. There were 5 days at or below 32 F. There were 434 heating degree days and 37 cooling degree days.

April was an above-normal month for precipitation with 4.08 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.57 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.84 inches recorded on April 5. There were 15 days of rain >.01 in, 10 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

There was a trace of snow in April.

High wind speed of 49 mph on April 29.

A severe thunderstorm occurred on April 29, critically damaging trees, utility poles, and power lines. Power was out from April 29 at 6:43 PM until May 3 at 2:21 AM. No data was lost for April, but a few hours on May 2-3 were lost due to battery failure of the data logger.

The State College National Weather Service Office has classified the storm as a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) due to its long and wide path.

April 2025 Data

March 2025 Weather Summary

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March was 6.5 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 74.8 deg. F, recorded on March 30. The low for the month was 14.1 deg F, recorded on March 2. There was 1 day where the maximum temperature was at or below 32 F, and there were 17 days where the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 667 heating degree days and 6 cooling degree days.

March was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.21 inches of rainfall recorded, 1.17 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.38 inches recorded on March 5. There were 6 days of rain >.01 in, 3 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in. There was 0.3″ of snow accumulation.

The highest recorded wind speed of 46 mph on March 16. However, a possible microburst on that date damaged the wind sensors and the mast they were mounted on. Wind data was unavailable for 5 days until the mast was repaired and the sensors were replaced. It is possible that the wind speed was higher. See the blog post.

March 2025 Data

Summary of Winter 2024-2025

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Meteorological Winter is officially over. Here is a brief summary of December 1, 2024-February 28, 2025 in Stormstown, PA:

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 36  

Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 81 

Number of Days Min T <= 0 F: 3  

Max T: 61.8 F – December 29, 2024  

Min T: -8.7 F – January 22, 2025

Dec Dep from Normal: 0.0 F  

Jan Dep from Normal: -3.5 F  

Feb Dep from Normal: 0.3 F  

Heating Degree Days: 3289

Cooling Degree Days: 0 

Dec Precip: 2.92″, 0.26″ below normal  

Jan Precip: 1.46″, 1.46″ below normal  

Feb Precip: 2.88″, 0.42″ above normal  

February 2025 Weather Summary

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February was 0.3 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 53.8 deg. F, recorded on February 4. The low for the month was 7.9 deg F, recorded on February 19. There were 10 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F and 24 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 998 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

February was an above-normal month for precipitation with 1.74 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.42 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.81 inches recorded on February 16. There were 12 days of rain >.01 in, 7 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

There were 5.4 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 1.6 inches on February 16.

High wind speed of 40 mph on February 16.

February 2025 Data

Some of Centre County has been abnormally dry as of February 25.

January 2025 Weather Summary

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January was 3.5 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 44.8 deg. F, recorded on January 31. The low for the month was -8.7 deg F, recorded on January 22. There were 17 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F, 31 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F, and 3 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 0 F. There were 1274 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

January was a below-normal month for precipitation with 1.46 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 1.46 inches below normal. The maximum liquid precipitation in a single day was 0.47 inches recorded on January 31. There were 11 days of rain >.01 in, 4 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

There were 9.3 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 2.4 inches on January 4.

High wind speed of 37 mph on January 29.

January 2025 Data