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CDUS41 KCTP 172127
CLIMDT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
527 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 37 359 PM 82 1945 52 -15 53
MINIMUM 29 711 AM 11 1900 33 -4 37
AVERAGE 33 42 -9 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1936 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.13 1.96 1.17 1.53
SINCE MAR 1 3.13 1.96 1.17 1.53
SINCE JAN 1 7.00 7.58 -0.58 4.44
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.1 1965 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 3.9 -3.9 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 T 3.9 -3.9 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 23.8 27.8 -4.0 15.6
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 32 23 9 20
MONTH TO DATE 361 434 -73 348
SINCE MAR 1 361 434 -73 348
SINCE JUL 1 4485 4241 244 4124
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM
LOWEST 38 400 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 76 1989
2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 5 1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 715 AM EDT SUNSET 716 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM EDT SUNSET 717 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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