Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS51 KCTP 020006 CLAAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 706 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2023 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2022 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 07/22/2011 LOW -20 01/17/1982 HIGHEST 92 07/24 MM MM LOWEST -3 12/23 MM MM 12/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.0 60.3 0.7 AVG. MINIMUM 41.3 41.7 -0.4 MEAN 51.1 51.0 0.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 8.0 -1.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 35 34.5 0.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 123 117.7 5.3 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 1.8 2.2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 57.32 1972 MINIMUM 20.46 2013 TOTALS 37.66 36.65 1.01 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 -0.00 DAYS >= .01 110 135.7 -25.7 DAYS >= .10 67 77.3 -10.3 DAYS >= .50 16 22.6 -6.6 DAYS >= 1.00 5 6.7 -1.7 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.80 11/11 TO 11/12 STORM TOTAL 2.80 (MM/DD(HH)) 11/11(0) TO 11/12(23) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5703 5764 -61 SINCE 7/1 2204 2179 25 COOLING TOTAL 773 692 81 SINCE 1/1 773 692 81 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/21/1956 LATEST 06/01/1966 EARLIEST 10/09 LATEST 04/30 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/270 DATE 02/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/210 DATE 02/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 154 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 127 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 84 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 41 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 41 RAIN 68 LIGHT RAIN 149 FREEZING RAIN 6 LT FREEZING RAIN 10 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 9 SLEET 2 FOG 172 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 33 HAZE 73 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CHANGED PRECIP FOR 02/22/22 TO 2.37" WHICH MATCHES WITH THE AVAILABLE DATA IN THE ACIS DATABASE. COMMS OUTAGE (DURING/AFTER TSRA) LIMITED THE DATA COLLECTION/QC PROCESS THAT DAY. ALSO CHANGED PRECIP FOR 09/12/22 TO 0.39" WHICH MATCHES WITH THE AVAILABLE DATA IN THE ACIS DATABASE. COMMS OUTAGE LIMITED THE DATA COLLECTION/QC PROCESS THAT DAY.