077  
CDUS41 KCTP 172117  
CLIAOO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
517 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 316 PM 91 2017 71 -3 73  
MINIMUM 52 736 AM 27 1956 50 2 49  
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.90 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 2.03 -1.08 3.92  
SINCE MAR 1 7.20 8.32 -1.12 8.56  
SINCE JAN 1 12.65 12.50 0.15 13.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 144 127 17 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1286 1387 -101 1306  
SINCE JUL 1 5081 5661 -580 5217  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 18 -16 11  
SINCE MAR 1 20 26 -6 13  
SINCE JAN 1 20 26 -6 13    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 19 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE ALTOONA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1962  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 35 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 824 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 555 AM EDT SUNSET 825 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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