Weather Summary

January 2026 Weather Summary

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January was 3.7°F below normal for temperature. The highest temperature of the month was 54.9 F, recorded on January 9. The low for the month was -3.7 deg F, recorded on January 22. There were 17 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F, 27 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 1281 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

January was a below-normal month for precipitation, with 2.29 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 0.63 inches below normal. The maximum liquid precipitation in a single day was 0.47 inches, recorded on January 31. There were 7 days of rain >.01 in, 4 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in.

There were 20.9 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 15.5 inches on January 25.

High wind speed of 39 mph on January 11.

January 2026 Data

December 2025 Weather Summary

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December was below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 54.3 deg. F, recorded on December 19. The low for the month was 1.1 deg F, recorded on December 9. There were 31 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F, 10 days when the maximum temperature was at or below 32 F, and 0 days when the minimum temperature was below 0. There were 1132 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

December was a below-normal month for precipitation, with 1.92 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 1.26 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.72 inches recorded on December 19. There were 10 days of rain >.01 in, 6 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

High wind speed of 51 mph on December 29.

Snowfall for December: 7.8 inches.

December 2025 Data

Summary of Autumn 2025

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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: 0

Number of Days Max T <= 32 F: 0

Number of Days Min T <= 32 F: 21

The first freeze of the season occurred on October 10.

Max T: 88.5 F – September 19, 2025

Min T: 23.4 F – November 18, 2025

Sep Dep from Normal: 0.7 F

Oct Dep from Normal: -0.3 F

Nov Dep from Normal: -0.6 F

Heating Degree Days: 1305

Cooling Degree Days: 124

Sep Precip: 3.46″, 0.49″ below normal

Oct Precip: 3.26″, 0.20″ below normal

Nov Precip: 2.24″, 0.75″ below normal

The first snowfall of the season occurred on November 11.

November 2025 Weather Summary

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First snowfall of the season, November 11, 2025

November was 0.6 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 67.9 deg. F, recorded on November 5. The low for the month was 23.6 deg F, recorded on November 18. There were 16 days at or below 32 F. There were 731 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.

November was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.24 inches of rainfall recorded, 0.75 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.52 inches recorded on November 11. There were 11 days of rain >.01 in, 6 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.

The first snowfall of the season was on November 11.

High wind speed of 39 mph on November 5.

November 2025 Data

Current Drought Data

October 2025 Weather Summary

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Taken from my quadcopter drone over Halfmoon Valley.

October was 0.3 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 81.6 deg. F recorded on October 6. The low for the month was 27.2 deg F, recorded on Oct 27. The first freeze of the season, 31.4 F, was recorded on October 10. There were 0 days at or above 90 deg F and 5 days at or below 32 deg F. There were 436 heating degree days and 20 cooling degree days.

October was below average for precipitation with 3.26 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.20 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.47 inches recorded on October 30. There were 8 days of rain >.01 in, 6 >.10 in and 1 > 1 inch.

High wind speed of 32 mph on October 31.

October 2025 Data

Drought Status

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

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

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