Luke, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAVAGE RVR DAM, MD US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Luke has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 41.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.62 in) and November the driest (2.44 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,814
Cooling need
336

Best time to visit Luke

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Luke'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.

1940s
0
1950s
78
1960s
41
1970s
35
1980s
50
1990s
53
2000s
51
2010s
36
2020s
22

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 36.0°F 20.3°F 28.1°F 2.99 in 12
February 39.2°F 21.4°F 30.3°F 2.64 in 10
March 47.7°F 28.1°F 37.9°F 3.29 in 11
April 60.8°F 37.4°F 49.1°F 3.66 in 13
May 69.3°F 47.2°F 58.2°F 4.58 in 14
June 77.0°F 55.8°F 66.4°F 4.62 in 12
July 81.1°F 60.1°F 70.6°F 4.14 in 11
August 79.7°F 58.7°F 69.2°F 3.46 in 10
September 73.4°F 52.0°F 62.7°F 3.75 in 9
October 61.8°F 40.9°F 51.4°F 2.93 in 9
November 50.1°F 31.8°F 41.0°F 2.44 in 8
December 39.8°F 25.3°F 32.5°F 2.91 in 11

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