609  
CDUS41 KCTP 172117  
CLIMDT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
517 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 69 338 PM 91 1896 65 4 67  
2002  
MINIMUM 41 958 AM 29 1904 43 -2 50  
1980  
2020  
AVERAGE 55 54 1 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.01 1910 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.21 1.96 2.25 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 8.17 5.66 2.51 3.19  
SINCE JAN 1 16.35 11.28 5.07 6.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1965 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2018  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 5.9 -5.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 18.7 29.8 -11.1 5.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 11 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 182 246 -64 124  
SINCE MAR 1 755 966 -211 796  
SINCE JUL 1 4032 4773 -741 4088  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 18  
SINCE MAR 1 3 1 2 18  
SINCE JAN 1 3 1 2 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1200 AM  
LOWEST 48 500 AM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 92 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 748 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 749 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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