Hartwick Seminary, NY Climate

Hartwick Seminary, NY is known for having a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in the area are warm and humid with average temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures staying below freezing. Precipitation is common throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches annually, and snowfall is particularly heavy during the winter months of December through February. Springtime brings mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine to the area while autumn brings cooler weather that typically leads into winter’s chill. Despite some extreme weather events from time to time, Hartwick Seminary generally enjoys a pleasant climate with four distinct seasons.

Climate	Hartwick Seminary, New York	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.