Barclay, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHESTERTOWN, MD US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barclay has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 46 inches of precipitation per year and 16.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and February the driest (2.89 in). Snow typically falls from December through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,338
Cooling need
1,083

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Barclay's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
5
1900s
7
1910s
5
1930s
16
1940s
54
1950s
58
1960s
33
1970s
23
1980s
36
1990s
63
2000s
64
2010s
2

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 40.8°F 27.1°F 34.0°F 3.34 in 5.2 in 10
February 44.2°F 28.1°F 36.2°F 2.89 in 7.9 in 8
March 52.5°F 35.1°F 43.8°F 4.25 in 1.7 in 10
April 64.4°F 45.0°F 54.7°F 3.72 in 0.2 in 10
May 73.6°F 54.9°F 64.2°F 3.88 in 10
June 82.2°F 64.0°F 73.1°F 4.41 in 9
July 86.6°F 68.7°F 77.7°F 4.35 in 9
August 85.0°F 67.2°F 76.1°F 3.56 in 8
September 78.3°F 60.2°F 69.2°F 4.90 in 8
October 66.8°F 48.1°F 57.4°F 3.67 in 8
November 55.5°F 38.1°F 46.8°F 3.18 in 9
December 45.4°F 31.1°F 38.3°F 3.81 in 1.7 in 10

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