Phelps, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GENEVA RSCH FARM, NY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Phelps has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 34.6 inches of precipitation per year and 56.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.83 in) and February the driest (1.58 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,759
Cooling need
270

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

65 of 366 (17.8%) of Phelps'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.

1960s
4
1970s
59
1980s
64
1990s
76
2000s
60
2010s
69
2020s
34

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 30.4°F 15.8°F 23.1°F 1.79 in 13.5 in 14
February 32.2°F 16.7°F 24.5°F 1.58 in 13.3 in 11
March 40.0°F 23.9°F 31.9°F 2.40 in 12.8 in 12
April 53.7°F 34.8°F 44.2°F 2.76 in 1.8 in 13
May 66.6°F 46.4°F 56.5°F 3.27 in 13
June 75.1°F 56.0°F 65.6°F 3.63 in 13
July 79.4°F 60.6°F 70.0°F 3.73 in 12
August 77.8°F 59.0°F 68.4°F 3.49 in 12
September 71.2°F 51.5°F 61.3°F 3.26 in 12
October 58.5°F 41.3°F 49.9°F 3.83 in 0.1 in 16
November 46.4°F 31.5°F 38.9°F 2.55 in 4.7 in 12
December 35.9°F 22.9°F 29.4°F 2.32 in 10.4 in 13

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