Zip 19457 (Parker Ford, PA) Climate

In 19457 Parker Ford, Pennsylvania, the climate is generally mild and humid. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures in the mid-80s and occasional 90-degree heat waves. Winters are cold with average temperatures falling into the high teens to low twenties. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with spring and summer months bringing most of the area's rainfall. Snowfall is moderate in winter months, averaging around 12 inches annually. The area also experiences occasional strong thunderstorms when a warm front passes through from the Gulf of Mexico.

Parker Ford (zip 19457), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parker Ford (zip 19457) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Parker Ford (zip 19457). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parker Ford (zip 19457) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 19457 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 19457 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Parker Ford, Pennsylvania	United States
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	85.7°	85.8°
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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 19457 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In the 19457 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 19457 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 19457 zip code, there are 20.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 19457 zip code with an average of 22.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19457 zip code, there are 103.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19457 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 19457 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 19457 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the 19457 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 19457 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 117.1 rainy days annually in the 19457 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.8 inches in the 19457 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19457 zip code with 6.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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