687  
CDUS41 KCTP 172222  
CLIMDT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
522 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 38 407 PM 65 1990 38 0 41  
MINIMUM 28 449 AM -6 1982 23 5 23  
AVERAGE 33 30 3 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 1.42 1994 0.10 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.64 -1.04 0.27  
SINCE DEC 1 2.78 5.07 -2.29 3.93  
SINCE JAN 1 0.60 1.64 -1.04 0.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.5 14.3 1994 0.3 0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.6 4.4 -3.8 3.4  
SINCE DEC 1 5.6 8.8 -3.2 5.2  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 9.8 -4.2 5.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 35 -3 33  
MONTH TO DATE 530 575 -45 620  
SINCE DEC 1 1574 1482 92 1557  
SINCE JUL 1 2469 2436 33 2298  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 800 AM  
LOWEST 51 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
......................................................  
 
THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 66 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -7 1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM EST SUNSET 508 PM EST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM EST SUNSET 509 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab PA Page
Main Text Page