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CDUS41 KCTP 052115  
CLIMDT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
515 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 81 359 PM 93 1949 71 10 70  
MINIMUM 59 444 AM 34 1966 50 9 63  
AVERAGE 70 60 10 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.23 1989 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.63 -0.61 1.04  
SINCE MAR 1 7.18 7.88 -0.70 5.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.05 13.50 -2.45 8.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 6.0 -6.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 23.8 29.9 -6.1 15.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 32 14 0  
SINCE MAR 1 917 1116 -199 849  
SINCE JUL 1 5041 4923 118 4625  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 1 4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 5 5 0 20  
SINCE MAR 1 41 15 26 28  
SINCE JAN 1 41 15 26 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 700 AM  
LOWEST 28 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 36 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 601 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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