Harrison township (Potter County), PA Climate


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Harrison Township (Potter County), PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in July range from the low 70s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while January temperatures range from the mid-teens to near freezing. Precipitation is plentiful, averaging close to 40 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 55 inches annually, with occasional snowstorms bringing more than a foot of snow at a time in some years. The area experiences all four seasons, with spring and fall both being quite pleasant times of the year.

Harrison township (Potter County), Pennsylvania gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrison township (Potter County) averages 61 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Harrison township (Potter County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrison township (Potter County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 61 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harrison township (Potter County) is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Harrison township (Potter County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for Harrison township (Potter County) with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Harrison township (Potter County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harrison township (Potter County) are July, August and June.
In Harrison township (Potter County), there are 0.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harrison township (Potter County) with an average of 13.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Harrison township (Potter County), there are 162.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Harrison township (Potter County), there are 8.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Harrison township (Potter County) is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Harrison township (Potter County) with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.7 inches in Harrison township (Potter County) means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Harrison township (Potter County) with 12.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 136.9 rainy days annually in Harrison township (Potter County), which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 60.6 inches in Harrison township (Potter County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Harrison township (Potter County) with 14.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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