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Erie Local Climatological Data

Updated February 2012, applying 1981-2010 normals

Latitude: 42.08 N
Longitude: -80.18 W
Elevation: 731 feet

    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR
Temperature (°F) Normal Daily Maximum 33.7 35.5 43.8 56.1 66.6 75.7 79.8 78.6 71.9 60.8 49.9 38.1
57.5
Normal Daily Minimum 20.8 21.1 27.5 38.1 48.2 58.4 63.5 62.5 55.8 45.3 36.6 26.6
42.0
Monthly Mean 27.2 28.3 35.7 47.1 57.4 67.1 71.7 70.5 63.8 53.0 43.3 32.4
49.8
Record Highest 68 75 82 89 90 100 99 94 94 88 80 75
100
Year 1995 2000 1998 1990 1996 1988 1990 2002 1959 1963 1961 1982
JUN 1988
Record Lowest -18 -17 -9 12 26 32 44 37 33 24 7 -6
-18
Year 1994 1979 1980 1982 1970 1972 1963 1982 1974 1975 1976 1983
JAN 1994
Normal Degree Days (base 65 °F) Heating  1170 1027 911 543 267 61 7 11 106 379 653 1012
6147
Cooling  0 0 1 6 32 123 213 183 71 9 0 0
638
Percent of Possible Sunshine                        
Mean Sky Cover (oktas, sunrise to sunset)                        
Mean Number of Days Clear (sunrise to sunset)                        
Partly Cloudy (sunrise to sunset)                        
Cloudy (sunrise to sunset)                        
Precipitation > 0.01" 19.6 15.0 14.3 13.9 12.8 11.1 10.2 10.3 11.1 13.4 15.5 19.2
166.4
Snow or Ice > 1.0" 8.3 5.4 3.8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.0 7.3
27.9
Thunderstorms 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.8 4.0 6.0 6.4 6.3 4.2 2.2 1.5 0.3
35.7
Heavy Fog Visibility < 1/4 mi 1.5 1.9 2.8 1.9 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.2
14.7
Maxima > 90 °F 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5 1.3 0.6 0.1 0 0 0
2.6
Maxima < 32 °F 14.2 11.5 5.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 8.8
41.1
Minima < 32 °F 26.4 24.2 21.9 8.2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0.8 8.8 22.5
113.2
Minima < 0 °F 1.3 0.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
2.1
Precipitation (inches) Normal 2.95 2.39 2.95 3.33 3.44 3.76 3.54 3.47 4.61 4.05 3.93 3.74
42.16
Maximum Monthly 5.35 5.73 6.78 7.11 6.14 8.38 7.70 11.06 10.65 9.87 10.40 6.94
11.06
Year 1998 1990 1976 1961 1989 1996 1970 1977 1977 1954 1985 1990
AUG 1977
Minimum Monthly 0.87 0.57 0.63 1.63 1.00 0.75 0.52 0.50 1.33 1.113 1.52 1.38
0.50
Year 1981 1978 1960 1975 1991 1991 2001 2002 1995 1963 1978 1960
AUG 2002
Maximum in 24 hours 1.63 2.16 2.38 2.53 2.23 4.66 3.22 3.91 6.11 4.35 3.67 2.39
6.11
Year 1998 1961 1987 1977 1969 1996 1970 1994 1979 1954 1985 1979
SEP 1979
Snow, Ice Pellets and Hail (inches) Normal 29.8 18.5 13.8 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 7.8 27.8
101.2
  
Maximum Monthly 62.4 32.6 31.8 17.2 0.4 T T T T 4.0 42.2 66.9
66.9
  
Year 1978 2003 1996 1957 1989 1990 1999 1992 1993 1954 2000 1989
DEC 1989
Maximum in 24 hours 12.9 17.8 13.6 10.0 0.4 T T T T 2.4 23.0 19.2
23.0
Year 1986 1979 1996 1957 1989 1990 1999 1992 1993 2001 1956 1989
NOV 1956
Relative Humidity (percent) 0100 local time 76 77 75 73 77 80 80 82 80 75 74 76
77
0700 local time 78 78 77 75 76 79 80 82 82 78 76 77
78
1300 local time 72 71 66 62 62 64 64 65 65 63 68 72
66
1900 local time 75 76 70 65 63 65 65 70 74 73 73 75
70

Sunrise and Sunset Times for Erie

  JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set
  h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m h m
1 749 1659 734 1735 656 1810 604 1846 517 1919 447 1950 448 2000 513 1940 545 1855 617 1802 653 1715 729 1650
2 749 1700 733 1736 654 1811 602 1847 515 1920 447 1950 448 2000 514 1938 546 1853 618 1801 654 1713 730 1649
3 749 1701 732 1737 653 1812 600 1848 514 1921 446 1951 449 2000 515 1937 547 1851 619 1759 655 1712 731 1649
4 749 1702 731 1738 651 1814 559 1849 513 1922 446 1952 450 2000 516 1936 548 1850 620 1757 656 1711 732 1649
5 749 1703 729 1740 650 1815 557 1850 511 1923 445 1952 450 1959 517 1935 550 1848 621 1756 658 1710 733 1649
6 749 1704 728 1741 648 1816 555 1851 510 1924 445 1953 451 1959 518 1934 551 1846 622 1754 659 1708 734 1649
7 749 1705 727 1742 646 1817 553 1852 509 1926 445 1954 451 1959 519 1932 552 1844 623 1752 700 1707 735 1648
8 749 1706 726 1744 645 1818 552 1853 508 1927 445 1954 452 1958 520 1931 553 1843 625 1751 701 1706 736 1648
9 748 1707 725 1745 643 1819 550 1855 506 1928 444 1955 453 1958 521 1930 554 1841 626 1749 703 1705 737 1648
10 748 1708 723 1746 641 1821 549 1856 505 1929 444 1956 454 1957 522 1928 555 1839 627 1747 704 1704 738 1648
11 748 1709 722 1747 640 1822 547 1857 504 1930 444 1956 454 1957 523 1927 556 1838 628 1746 705 1703 738 1649
12 748 1710 721 1749 638 1823 545 1858 503 1931 444 1957 455 1956 524 1926 557 1836 629 1744 706 1702 739 1649
13 747 1711 720 1750 636 1824 544 1859 502 1932 444 1957 456 1956 525 1924 558 1834 630 1742 708 1701 740 1649
14 747 1712 718 1751 635 1825 542 1900 501 1933 444 1957 457 1955 527 1923 559 1832 631 1741 709 1700 741 1649
15 746 1713 717 1753 633 1826 540 1901 500 1934 444 1958 457 1955 528 1921 600 1831 633 1739 710 1659 741 1649
16 746 1714 716 1754 631 1828 539 1902 459 1935 444 1958 458 1954 529 1920 601 1829 634 1738 711 1658 742 1650
17 745 1716 714 1755 629 1829 537 1903 458 1936 444 1959 459 1953 530 1918 602 1827 635 1736 713 1658 743 1650
18 745 1717 713 1756 628 1830 536 1905 457 1937 444 1959 500 1953 531 1917 603 1825 636 1734 714 1657 744 1650
19 744 1718 711 1758 626 1831 534 1906 456 1938 444 1959 501 1952 532 1915 604 1823 637 1733 715 1656 744 1651
20 744 1719 710 1759 624 1832 533 1907 455 1939 444 2000 502 1951 533 1914 605 1822 638 1731 716 1655 745 1651
21 743 1721 708 1800 623 1833 531 1908 454 1940 444 2000 503 1950 534 1912 606 1820 639 1730 717 1655 745 1651
22 742 1722 707 1801 621 1834 529 1909 454 1941 445 2000 503 1950 535 1911 607 1818 641 1728 719 1654 746 1652
23 742 1723 705 1803 619 1836 528 1910 453 1942 445 2000 504 1949 536 1909 608 1816 642 1727 720 1653 746 1652
24 741 1724 704 1804 617 1837 526 1911 452 1943 445 2000 505 1948 537 1908 609 1815 643 1725 721 1653 747 1653
25 740 1726 702 1805 616 1838 525 1912 451 1944 445 2000 506 1947 538 1906 610 1813 644 1724 722 1652 747 1654
26 739 1727 701 1806 614 1839 524 1913 451 1945 446 2000 507 1946 539 1904 612 1811 645 1723 723 1652 747 1654
27 738 1728 659 1808 612 1840 522 1915 450 1945 446 2000 508 1945 540 1903 613 1809 647 1721 724 1651 748 1655
28 738 1729 658 1809 610 1841 521 1916 449 1946 447 2000 509 1944 541 1901 614 1808 648 1720 725 1651 748 1656
29 737 1731     609 1842 519 1917 449 1947 447 2000 510 1943 542 1900 615 1806 649 1718 727 1650 748 1656
30 736 1732     607 1843 518 1918 448 1948 447 2000 511 1942 543 1858 616 1804 650 1717 728 1650 748 1657
31 735 1733     605 1845     448 1949     512 1941 544 1856     652 1716     749 1658