Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS51 KCTP 011513
CLAAOO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1013 AM EST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 103 07/22/2011
LOW -20 01/17/1982
HIGHEST 97 07/15 MM MM
LOWEST 6 01/22 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.5 60.3 3.2
AVG. MINIMUM 43.8 41.7 2.1
MEAN 53.7 51.0 2.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 20 8.0 12.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 18 34.5 -16.5
DAYS MIN <= 32 96 117.7 -21.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.8 -1.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 57.32 1972
MINIMUM 20.46 2013
TOTALS 43.19 36.65 6.54
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.10 0.02
DAYS >= .01 120 135.7 -15.7
DAYS >= .10 74 77.3 -3.3
DAYS >= .50 24 22.6 1.4
DAYS >= 1.00 6 6.7 -0.7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.17
STORM TOTAL 2.64
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4877 5764 -887
SINCE 7/1 1947 2179 -232
COOLING TOTAL 837 692 145
SINCE 1/1 837 692 145
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/21/1956
LATEST 06/01/1966
EARLIEST 10/18
LATEST 04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/280 DATE 01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/270 DATE 01/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 157
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 110
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 98
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 37 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 52 RAIN 70
LIGHT RAIN 166 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 185 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 47
HAZE 49
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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