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Pittsburgh Local Climatological Data

Updated July 2004, applying 1971-2000 normals

Latitude: 40.50 N
Longitude: -80.22 W
Elevation: 1172 ft

    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
YEAR
Temperature (°F) Normal Daily Maximum 35.1 38.8 49.5 60.7 70.8 79.1 82.7 81.1 74.2 62.5 50.5 39.8
60.4
Normal Daily Minimum 19.9 22.3 30.1 39.1 49.2 57.7 62.4 61.0 53.9 42.5 34.2 25.3
41.5
Monthly Mean 27.5 30.5 39.8 49.9 60.0 68.4 72.6 71.0 64.0 52.5 42.3 32.5
50.9
Record Highest 72 76 82 89 91 98 103 100 97 87 82 74
103
Year 2002 2000 1998 1990 1987 1988 1988 1988 1954 1959 1961 1982
JUL 1988
Record Lowest -22 -12 -1 14 26 34 42 39 31 16 -1 -12
-22
Year 1994 1979 1980 1982 1970 1972 1963 1982 1959 1965 1958 1989
JAN 1994
Normal Degree Days (base 65 °F) Heating 1163 979 788 462 200 43 6 13 105 397 677 996
5829
Cooling 0 0 2 8 41 143 244 203 78 6 1 0
726
Percent of Possible Sunshine 32 36 43 46 50 55 57 55 55 51 36 29
45
Mean Sky Cover (oktas, sunrise to sunset) 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 6.0 6.4
5.6
Mean Number of Days Clear (sunrise to sunset) 2.9 3.3 4.5 4.4 5.3 4.8 5.4 6.6 7.3 7.8 3.7 2.7
58.7
Partly Cloudy (sunrise to sunset) 6.0 5.9 6.8 8.3 9.0 11.8 12.8 11.6 10.1 8.8 6.3 5.7
103.1
Cloudy 22.2 19.1 19.8 17.3 16.7 13.4 12.7 12.9 12.5 14.4 20.0 22.6
203.6
Precipitation > 0.01" 16.5 13.6 14.9 13.6 13.1 12.0 10.4 10.0 10.7 10.2 12.9 15.4
153.3
Snow or Ice > 1.0" 3.8 2.5 2.4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.8 1.9
12.0
Thunderstorms 0.2 0.5 1.7 3.4 5.2 6.8 6.6 5.5 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.3
35.0
Heavy Fog Visibility < 1/4 mi 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.8
17.9
Maxima > 90 °F 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.5 3.9 2.2 0.6 0 0 0
8.4
Maxima < 32 °F 12.9 9.4 3.0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 8.4
35.0
Minima < 32 °F 26.7 22.9 19.2 7.8 0.5 0 0 0 0 3.8 14.0 23.9
118.8
Minima < 0 °F 2.0 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6
3.9
Precipitation (inches) Normal 2.70 2.37 3.17 3.01 3.80 4.12 3.96 3.38 3.21 2.25 3.02 2.86
37.85
Maximum Monthly 6.25 5.98 6.10 7.61 6.56 10.29 8.71 7.86 10.06 8.20 11.05 8.51
11.05
Year 1978 1956 1967 1964 1989 1989 1992 1987 2004 1954 1985 1990
NOV 1985
Minimum Monthly 0.77 0.51 1.14 0.48 1.21 0.64 1.62 0.78 0.28 0.16 0.90 0.40
0.16
Year 1981 1969 1969 1971 1965 1992 1989 1957 1985 1963 1976 1955
OCT 1963
Maximum in 24 hours 1.69 2.30 2.00 2.15 2.90 3.11 4.41 3.06 2.59 3.56 1.97 2.76
4.41
Year 1986 1975 1964 1964 1997 1996 1999 1956 1990 1954 1985 1990
JUL 1999
Snow, Ice Pellets and Hail (inches) Normal 12.3 8.5 7.9 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 3.1 6.9
40.6
Maximum Monthly 40.2 25.3 34.1 8.1 3.1 T T T T 8.5 13.9 21.3
40.2
Year 1978 2003 1993 1987 1966 1990 1991 1994 1989 1993 1995 2003
JAN 1978
Maximum in 24 hours 14.0 12.3 23.8 7.7 3.1 T T T T 6.6 10.5 12.5
23.8
Year 1966 1960 1993 1987 1966 1990 1991 1994 1989 1993 1958 1974
MAR 1993
Relative Humidity (percent) 0100 local time 74 71 69 67 74 78 80 82 83 78 74 75
75
0700 local time 77 75 75 73 77 80 83 86 86 83 78 78
79
1300 local time 66 62 56 50 52 53 55 57 58 56 61 66
58
1900 local time 69 63 58 52 55 58 60 63 67 64 66 69
62

Sunrise and Sunset Times for Pittsburgh

  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
1 743 1704 730 1738 654 1811 604 1844 520 1915 452 1944 453 1954 517 1935 547 1852 616 1803 649 1717 723 1654
2 743 1705 729 1739 653 1812 603 1845 518 1916 452 1944 454 1954 518 1934 548 1851 617 1801 650 1716 724 1654
3 743 1706 728 1740 651 1813 601 1846 517 1917 451 1945 454 1954 519 1933 549 1849 618 1759 652 1715 725 1654
4 743 1706 727 1741 650 1814 559 1847 516 1918 451 1946 455 1954 520 1932 550 1848 619 1758 653 1714 726 1653
5 743 1707 726 1743 648 1815 558 1848 515 1919 450 1946 455 1953 521 1930 551 1846 620 1756 654 1713 727 1653
6 743 1708 725 1744 646 1817 556 1849 513 1920 450 1947 456 1953 522 1929 552 1844 621 1755 655 1711 728 1653
7 743 1709 723 1745 645 1818 555 1850 512 1921 450 1948 457 1953 523 1928 553 1843 622 1753 656 1710 729 1653
8 743 1710 722 1746 643 1819 553 1851 511 1922 450 1948 457 1952 524 1927 554 1841 623 1751 657 1709 730 1653
9 743 1711 721 1748 642 1820 551 1852 510 1923 450 1949 458 1952 524 1926 555 1839 624 1750 659 1708 731 1653
10 743 1712 720 1749 640 1821 550 1853 509 1924 449 1949 458 1952 525 1924 555 1838 625 1748 700 1707 732 1653
11 742 1713 719 1750 639 1822 548 1854 508 1925 449 1950 459 1951 526 1923 556 1836 626 1747 701 1706 733 1653
12 742 1714 718 1751 637 1823 547 1855 507 1926 449 1950 500 1951 527 1922 557 1834 627 1745 702 1705 733 1653
13 742 1715 716 1752 635 1824 545 1856 506 1927 449 1951 501 1950 528 1920 558 1833 628 1743 703 1705 734 1654
14 742 1716 715 1754 634 1825 544 1858 505 1928 449 1951 501 1950 529 1919 559 1831 629 1742 704 1704 735 1654
15 741 1718 714 1755 632 1826 542 1859 504 1929 449 1952 502 1949 530 1918 600 1829 630 1740 706 1703 736 1654
16 741 1719 713 1756 630 1827 541 1900 503 1930 449 1952 503 1949 531 1916 601 1828 631 1739 707 1702 736 1654
17 740 1720 711 1757 629 1828 539 1901 502 1931 449 1952 504 1948 532 1915 602 1826 633 1737 708 1701 737 1655
18 740 1721 710 1758 627 1829 538 1902 501 1932 449 1953 504 1947 533 1914 603 1824 634 1736 709 1701 738 1655
19 739 1722 709 1759 626 1831 536 1903 500 1933 449 1953 505 1947 534 1912 604 1823 635 1735 710 1700 738 1655
20 739 1723 707 1801 624 1832 535 1904 500 1934 450 1953 506 1946 535 1911 605 1821 636 1733 711 1659 739 1656
21 738 1724 706 1802 622 1833 533 1905 459 1935 450 1954 507 1945 536 1909 606 1819 637 1732 713 1659 739 1656
22 738 1726 704 1803 621 1834 532 1906 458 1936 450 1954 508 1944 537 1908 607 1818 638 1730 714 1658 740 1657
23 737 1727 703 1804 619 1835 530 1907 457 1936 450 1954 509 1944 538 1906 608 1816 639 1729 715 1657 740 1657
24 736 1728 702 1805 617 1836 529 1908 457 1937 450 1954 510 1943 539 1905 609 1814 640 1727 716 1657 741 1658
25 736 1729 700 1806 616 1837 528 1909 456 1938 451 1954 510 1942 540 1903 610 1813 641 1726 717 1656 741 1659
26 735 1730 659 1808 614 1838 526 1910 455 1939 451 1954 511 1941 541 1902 611 1811 642 1725 718 1656 742 1659
27 734 1732 657 1809 612 1839 525 1911 455 1940 451 1954 512 1940 542 1900 612 1809 644 1723 719 1655 742 1700
28 733 1733 656 1810 611 1840 523 1912 454 1941 452 1954 513 1939 543 1859 613 1808 645 1722 720 1655 742 1701
29 732 1734     609 1841 522 1913 453 1941 452 1954 514 1938 544 1857 614 1806 646 1721 721 1655 742 1701
30 731 1735     607 1842 521 1914 453 1942 453 1954 515 1937 545 1856 615 1804 647 1720 722 1654 743 1702
31 731 1737     606 1843     452 1943     516 1936 546 1854     648 1718     743 1703