Zip 17729 (Cross Fork, PA) Climate

17729 Cross Fork, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. During the winter months, temperatures can dip below freezing and snow is common. The spring and fall months are usually mild but can have drastic temperature swings. Summers in 17729 Cross Fork, PA tend to be warm and sunny with temperatures ranging in the mid to high 80s Fahrenheit (around 27-30 degrees Celsius). Humidity levels can often be high during these months. Rainfall is generally moderate throughout the year with occasional heavy rains occurring in the spring and summer months.

Cross Fork (zip 17729), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cross Fork (zip 17729) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Cross Fork (zip 17729). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cross Fork (zip 17729) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17729 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 17729 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cross Fork, Pennsylvania	United States
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	46.7 in.	Unlock
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	82.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.6	Unlock
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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 17729 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17729 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 17729 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 17729 zip code, there are 7.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 17729 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17729 zip code, there are 154.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17729 zip code, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 17729 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.

June is the wettest month in the 17729 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in the 17729 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 17729 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 152.8 rainy days annually in the 17729 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.7 inches in the 17729 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17729 zip code with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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