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July 2024 Weather Summary

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Cumulonimbus Cloud SE of Stormstown, PA

July was 1.8 F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 94.7 deg. F recorded on July 15. The low for the month was 49.5 deg F, recorded on July 2. There were 7 days at or above 90 deg F. There were 24 heating degree days and 302 cooling degree days.

July was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.30 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 1.49 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.28 inches recorded on July 22. There were 6 days of rain >.01 in, 3 >.10 in, and 1 >1 in.

High wind speed of 29 mph on July 16.

July 2024 Data

Drought conditions worsened as well.

Summary of Winter 2023-2024

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Meteorological Winter is officially over. Here is a brief summary of December 1, 2023-February 29, 2024 in Stormstown, PA:

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 10  

Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 58 

Number of Days Min T <= 0 F: 0  

Max T: 62.6 F – January 26, 2024  

Min T: 4.8 F – January 22, 2024

Dec Dep from Normal: 7.1 F  

Jan Dep from Normal: 4.1 F  

Feb Dep from Normal: 7.0 F  

Heating Degree Days: 2681 

Cooling Degree Days: 0 

Dec Precip: 2.76″, 0.42″ below normal  

Jan Precip: 4.85″, 1.93″ above normal  

Feb Precip: 1.74″, 0.72″ below normal  

February 2024 Weather Summary

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February was 7.0 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 61.4 deg. F, recorded on February 9. The low for the month was 15.3 deg F, recorded on February 15. There were 9 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F and 18 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 838 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

February was a below-normal month for precipitation with 1.74 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.72 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.68 inches recorded on February 28. There were 9 days of rain >.01 in, 4 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

There were 6.3 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 4.0 inches on February 17.

High wind speed of 39 mph on February 28.

February 2024 Data

January 2024 Weather Summary

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January was 4.1 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 62.6 deg. F, recorded on January 26. The low for the month was 4.8 deg F, recorded on January 22. There were 9 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F, 18 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F, and 0 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 0 F. There were 1045 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

January was an above-normal month for precipitation with 4.85 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 1.93 inches above normal. The maximum liquid precipitation in a single day was 1.70 inches recorded on January 9. There were 13 days of rain >.01 in, 12 >.10 in and 1 > 1 in.

There were 8.3 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 5.5 inches on January 7.

High wind speed of 47 mph on January 14.

January 2024 Data

Summary of Autumn 2023

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Meteorological Autumn is officially over. Here is a brief summary of September 1-November 30 in Stormstown, PA:  

Number of days Max T >= 90 F: 1

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 2

Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 18

The first freeze of the season occurred on October 31.

Max T: 90.0 F – September 5, 2023

Min T: 17.0 F – November 29, 2023

Sep Dep from Normal: 0.0 F

Oct Dep from Normal: 1.7 F

Nov Dep from Normal: -0.5 F

Heating Degree Days: 1267

Cooling Degree Days: 129

Sep Precip: 2.43″, 1.52″ below normal

Oct Precip: 2.33″, 1.13″ below normal

Nov Precip: 2.29″, 0.70″ below normal

The first snowfall of the season occurred on November 1.

November 2023 Weather Summary

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The morning of November 1, 2023

November was 0.5 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 67.4 deg. F, recorded on November 7. The low for the month was 17 deg F, recorded on November 29. There were 17 days at or below 32 F and 2 days when the maximum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 730 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

November was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.29 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.70 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.38 inches recorded on November 21. There were 6 days of rain >.01 in, 2 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in.

The first snowfall of the season was November 1.

High wind speed of 31 mph on November 28.

November 2023 Data

October 2023 Weather Summary

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Fall Foliage on Bald Eagle Mountain

October was 1.7 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 81.5 deg. F recorded on October 3. The low for the month was 31.8 deg F, recorded on Oct 31, the first freeze of the season. There were 0 days at or above 90 deg F and 1 days at or below 32 deg F. There were 383 heating degree days and 29 cooling degree days.

October was below average for precipitation with 2.33 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 1.13 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.00 inches recorded on October 14. There were 7 days of rain >.01 in, 5 >.10 in and 0 > 1 inch.

High wind speed of 32 mph on October 8.

October 2023 Data

July 2023 Weather Summary

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July was a normal month for temperature. The high for the month was 89.9 deg. F recorded on July 28. The low for the month was 54.6 deg F, recorded on July 31. There were no days at or above 90 deg F. There were 17 heating degree days and 240 cooling degree days.

July was an above-normal month for precipitation with 6.39 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 2.60 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.03 inches recorded on July 20. There were 15 days of rain >.01 in, 11 >.10 in, and 2 >1 in.

High wind speed of 37 mph on July 20.

July 2023 Data

Summary of Winter 2022-2023

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Meteorological Winter is officially over. Here is a brief summary of December 1, 2022-February 28, 2023 in Stormstown, PA:

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 9  

Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 66 

Number of Days Min T <= 0 F: 2  

Max T: 70.9 F – February 15, 2023  

Min T: -2.3 F – December 7, 2022

Dec Dep from Normal: -1.4 F  

Jan Dep from Normal: 9.5 F  

Feb Dep from Normal: 7.9 F  

Heating Degree Days: 2725 

Cooling Degree Days: 2 

Dec Precip: 3.32″, 0.14″ above normal  

Jan Precip: 3.35″, 0.43″ above normal  

Feb Precip: 1.99″, 0.47″ below normal  

February 2023 Weather Summary

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Stormstown, PA – 02/28/2023

February was 7.9 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 70.9 deg. F, recorded on February 15. The low for the month was 5.2 deg F, recorded on February 4. There were 2 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F and 22 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 786 heating degree days and 2 cooling degree days.

February was a below-normal month for precipitation with 1.99 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.47 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.74 inches recorded on February 28. There were 9 days of rain >.01 in, 7 >.10 in and 0 > 1 in.

There were 1.0 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 1.0 inches on February 28.

High wind speed of 41 mph on February 21.

February 2023 Data