Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS51 KCTP 011205 CLAAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 705 AM EST SAT JAN 01 2022 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2021 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 94 08/12 MM MM 08/13 LOWEST 3 02/21 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 62.0 60.3 1.7 AVG. MINIMUM 43.3 41.7 1.6 MEAN 52.7 51.0 1.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 11 8.0 3.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 23 34.5 -11.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 115 117.7 -2.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.8 -1.8 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 57.32 1972 MINIMUM 20.46 2013 TOTALS 41.48 36.65 4.83 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.10 0.01 DAYS >= .01 146 135.7 10.3 DAYS >= .10 77 77.3 -0.3 DAYS >= .50 22 22.6 -0.6 DAYS >= 1.00 7 6.7 0.3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 5.21 09/01 TO 09/01 STORM TOTAL 5.21 (MM/DD(HH)) 09/01(0) TO 09/01(23) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5233 5764 -531 SINCE 7/1 1763 2179 -416 COOLING TOTAL 878 692 186 SINCE 1/1 878 692 186 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/21/1956 LATEST 06/01/1966 EARLIEST 11/02 LATEST 04/23 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/290 DATE 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/250 DATE 03/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 154 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 108 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 103 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 36 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 42 RAIN 56 LIGHT RAIN 159 FREEZING RAIN 4 LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SLEET 1 FOG 188 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 35 HAZE 101 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$