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Harrisburg Local Climatological Data

updated July 2004, applying 1971-2000 normals

Latitude: 40.12 N
Longitude: -76.46 W
Elevation: 312 feet

    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
YEAR
Temperature (°F) Normal Daily Maximum 37.5 40.9 50.9 62.6 72.6 80.8 85.7 83.7 75.7 64.3 52.5 41.7
62.4
Normal Daily Minimum 23.1 24.7 32.5 41.5 51.4 60.6 66.0 64.2 56.7 44.6 36.1 27.8
44.1
Monthly Mean 28.6 31.3 41.2 51.6 61.8 70.9 75.7 74.1 66.4 54.7 44.4 33.6
52.9
Record Highest 73 78 87 93 97 100 107 101 102 97 84 75
107
Year 1950 1997 1998 1985 1942 1966 1966 1944 1953 1941 1950 1998
JUL 1966
Record Lowest -22 -5 5 19 31 40 49 45 30 23 13 -8
-22
Year 1994 1979 1984 1982 1966 1980 1945 1976 1963 2000 1955 1960
JAN 1994
Normal Degree Days (base 65 °F) Heating 1076 901 723 390 148 14 0 1 52 338 621 937
5201
Cooling 0 0 0 1 54 186 337 279 87 11 0 0
955
Percent of Possible Sunshine 48 54 57 58 59 64 67 66 61 58 47 44
57
Mean Sky Cover (oktas, sunrise to sunset) 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.2 5.6
5.1
Mean Number of Days Clear (sunrise to sunset) 6.5 6.6 7.1 6.5 5.9 6.4 7.0 7.7 8.5 9.8 6.3 6.1
84.4
Partly Cloudy (sunrise to sunset) 7.8 7.4 8.3 8.7 10.9 11.7 11.7 11.3 9.5 8.4 8.2 7.5
111.4
Cloudy (sunrise to sunset) 16.7 14.3 15.4 14.9 14.3 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.6 12.4 15.2 16.8
167.0
Precipitation > 0.01" 11.4 9.8 11.1 10.2 12.1 10.1 10.9 8.4 10.1 7.3 8.3 9.5
119.2
Snow or Ice > 1.0" 3.0 4.2 2.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.7
12.8
Thunderstorms 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.4 4.7 5.8 6.3 4.9 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.2
29.9
Heavy Fog Visibility < 1/4 mi 2.3 2.4 1.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.7 1.8 2.5
19.1
Maxima > 90 °F 0 0 0 0 1.9 5.2 9.1 5.1 1.1 0 0 0
22.4
Maxima < 32 °F 8.7 5.3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 4.6
19.7
Minima < 32 °F 25.3 22.4 16.0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 11.8
23.0
101.7
Minima < 0 °F 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.9
Precipitation (inches) Normal 3.18 2.88 3.58 3.31 4.60 3.99 3.21 3.24 3.65 3.06 3.53 3.22
41.45
Maximum Monthly 8.01 5.93 6.32 7.96 9.71 8.12 8.09 6.26 10.50 6.37 6.23 7.57
9.71
Year 1979 1981 1993 1983 1989 1982 1994 1986 2004 2002 1985 1983
MAY 1989
Minimum Monthly 0.43 0.39 0.95 0.45 1.39 1.00 0.97 0.53 0.65 0.47 0.92 0.31
0.31
Year 1981 2002 1995 1985 1999 1988 1983 1995 1986 2000 1998 1998
DEC 1998
Maximum in 24 hours 2.09 1.84 2.63 2.06 2.91 2.32 3.84 2.78 3.46 2.78 3.27 2.58
3.84
Year 1979 1985 2000 1992 1984 1987 1994 1991 1999 1995 1993 1993
JUL 1994
Snow, Ice Pellets and Hail (inches) Normal 9.3 8.9 6.0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 T 1.7 5.9
32.1
Maximum Monthly 38.9 30.2 22.8 10.2 0 T 0 T 0 T 15.4 28.3
38.9
Year 1996 2003 1993 1982 - 1993 - 1993 - 1982 1987 1995
JAN 1996
Maximum in 24 hours 21.7 14.2 20.4 4.0 0 T 0 T 0 T 7.9 9.1
21.7
Year 1996 1979 1993 1996 - 1993 - 1993 - 1979 1987 1990
JAN 1996
Relative Humidity (percent) 0100 local time                          
0700 local time                          
1300 local time                          
1900 local time                          

Sunrise and Sunset Times for Harrisburg

  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
1 730 1652 717 1726 642 1759 552 1832 508 1902 440 1931 441 1941 505 1922 535 1840 603 1750 637 1705 711 1642
2 730 1653 716 1727 640 1800 550 1833 506 1903 440 1932 442 1941 506 1921 536 1838 604 1749 638 1704 712 1642
3 730 1654 715 1728 639 1801 549 1834 505 1904 439 1932 442 1941 507 1920 537 1837 605 1747 639 1703 713 1642
4 730 1655 714 1729 637 1802 547 1835 504 1905 439 1933 443 1941 508 1919 537 1835 606 1745 640 1702 713 1642
5 730 1655 713 1731 636 1803 546 1836 503 1906 439 1934 443 1940 509 1918 538 1833 607 1744 641 1700 714 1641
6 730 1656 712 1732 634 1804 544 1837 501 1907 438 1934 444 1940 510 1917 539 1832 609 1742 642 1659 715 1641
7 730 1657 711 1733 632 1805 542 1838 500 1908 438 1935 445 1940 511 1915 540 1830 610 1741 644 1658 716 1641
8 730 1658 710 1734 631 1806 541 1839 459 1909 438 1935 445 1940 512 1914 541 1829 611 1739 645 1657 717 1641
9 730 1659 709 1735 629 1808 539 1840 458 1910 438 1936 446 1939 512 1913 542 1827 612 1737 646 1656 718 1641
10 730 1700 707 1737 628 1809 538 1841 457 1911 438 1937 447 1939 513 1912 543 1825 613 1736 647 1655 719 1641
11 730 1701 706 1738 626 1810 536 1842 456 1912 437 1937 447 1938 514 1910 544 1824 614 1734 648 1654 720 1642
12 729 1702 705 1739 625 1811 535 1843 455 1913 437 1938 448 1938 515 1909 545 1822 615 1733 649 1653 721 1642
13 729 1703 704 1740 623 1812 533 1844 454 1914 437 1938 449 1937 516 1908 546 1820 616 1731 651 1653 721 1642
14 729 1705 703 1741 621 1813 531 1845 453 1915 437 1938 450 1937 517 1906 547 1819 617 1730 652 1652 722 1642
15 728 1706 701 1743 620 1814 530 1846 452 1916 437 1939 450 1936 518 1905 548 1817 618 1728 653 1651 723 1642
16 728 1707 700 1744 618 1815 528 1847 451 1917 437 1939 451 1936 519 1904 549 1815 619 1727 654 1650 723 1643
17 728 1708 659 1745 616 1816 527 1848 450 1918 437 1940 452 1935 520 1902 550 1814 620 1725 655 1649 724 1643
18 727 1709 657 1746 615 1817 525 1849 449 1919 437 1940 453 1934 521 1901 551 1812 621 1724 656 1649 725 1643
19 727 1710 656 1747 613 1818 524 1850 448 1920 438 1940 453 1934 522 1900 552 1810 622 1722 658 1648 725 1644
20 726 1711 655 1749 612 1819 523 1851 448 1921 438 1940 454 1933 523 1858 553 1809 623 1721 659 1647 726 1644
21 725 1713 653 1750 610 1820 521 1852 447 1922 438 1941 455 1932 524 1857 554 1807 624 1719 700 1647 726 1645
22 725 1714 652 1751 608 1821 520 1853 446 1923 438 1941 456 1932 525 1855 555 1805 625 1718 701 1646 727 1645
23 724 1715 650 1752 607 1822 518 1854 445 1924 438 1941 457 1931 526 1854 556 1804 627 1717 702 1645 727 1646
24 723 1716 649 1753 605 1823 517 1855 445 1924 439 1941 458 1930 527 1852 557 1802 628 1715 703 1645 728 1646
25 723 1717 648 1754 603 1824 515 1856 444 1925 439 1941 459 1929 528 1851 558 1800 629 1714 704 1644 728 1647
26 722 1718 646 1755 602 1825 514 1857 443 1926 439 1941 459 1928 529 1849 559 1759 630 1713 705 1644 729 1647
27 721 1720 645 1757 600 1826 513 1858 443 1927 440 1941 500 1927 530 1848 600 1757 631 1711 706 1644 729 1648
28 720 1721 643 1758 559 1827 511 1859 442 1928 440 1941 501 1926 531 1846 601 1755 632 1710 707 1643 729 1649
29 720 1722     557 1829 510 1900 442 1929 440 1941 502 1925 532 1845 602 1754 633 1709 708 1643 730 1649
30 719 1723     555 1830 509 1901 441 1929 441 1941 503 1924 533 1843 602 1752 634 1708 709 1642 730 1650
31 718 1724     554 1831     441 1930     504 1923 534 1841     636 1706     730 1651