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CDUS41 KCTP 162117
CLIMDT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
517 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 77 831 AM 97 1965 85 -8 89
1997
MINIMUM 68 210 PM 50 1963 66 2 74
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.52 1.76 2003 0.11 0.41 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.01 -0.45 0.40
SINCE JUN 1 6.94 10.73 -3.79 11.79
SINCE JAN 1 20.80 27.43 -6.63 29.33
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 12 -12 17
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 8 10 -2 17
MONTH TO DATE 205 180 25 172
SINCE JUN 1 892 800 92 927
SINCE JAN 1 1001 882 119 983
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 PM
LOWEST 76 100 AM
AVERAGE 87
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THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 97 1965
1999
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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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