Zip 12987 (Upper Jay, NY) Climate

12987 Upper Jay, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 68°F (20°C) while the average temperature in the winter is around 22°F (-5.4°C). The area receives an average of 48 inches of precipitation annually which makes it one of the wettest areas in New York state. Snowfall also occurs between late November and early April with an average of 70 inches per year. Upper Jay's highest recorded temperature was 97°F (36.1°C), and its lowest recorded temperature was -25°F (-31.7°C).

Upper Jay (zip 12987), New York gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper Jay (zip 12987) averages 93 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Upper Jay (zip 12987). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper Jay (zip 12987) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 93 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12987 zip code is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 12987 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 12987 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12987 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 12987 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 12987 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12987 zip code with an average of 3.7°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12987 zip code, there are 190.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12987 zip code, there are 36.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 12987 zip code 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.

August is the wettest month in the 12987 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in the 12987 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 12987 zip code with 16.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.0 rainy days. There are 162.4 rainy days annually in the 12987 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 93.4 inches in the 12987 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. December is the snowiest month in the 12987 zip code with 21.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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