Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Climate

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int'l Airport, Pennsylvania (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1901–present)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °F (°C)	69 (21)	76 (24)	85 (29)	93 (34)	93 (34)	99 (37)	103 (39)	102 (39)	100 (38)	91 (33)	81 (27)	71 (22)	103 (39)

Mean maximum °F (°C)	55.4 (13.0)	56.4 (13.6)	69.6 (20.9)	81.3 (27.4)	86.6 (30.3)	89.8 (32.1)	91.8 (33.2)	90.0 (32.2)	85.7 (29.8)	77.3 (25.2)	68.7 (20.4)	57.5 (14.2)	93.4 (34.1)

Average high °F (°C)	33.2 (0.7)	36.8 (2.7)	46.2 (7.9)	59.1 (15.1)	69.7 (20.9)	77.7 (25.4)	81.9 (27.7)	79.9 (26.6)	72.3 (22.4)	60.7 (15.9)	49.4 (9.7)	37.5 (3.1)	58.8 (14.9)

Average low °F (°C)	18.5 (−7.5)	20.7 (−6.3)	27.6 (−2.4)	38.2 (3.4)	47.6 (8.7)	56.5 (13.6)	60.9 (16.1)	59.5 (15.3)	52.1 (11.2)	41.1 (5.1)	33.3 (0.7)	23.8 (−4.6)	40.1 (4.5)

Mean minimum °F (°C)	−0.8 (−18.2)	3.2 (−16.0)	9.1 (−12.7)	24.0 (−4.4)	34.4 (1.3)	43.1 (6.2)	49.4 (9.7)	47.1 (8.4)	37.5 (3.1)	28.3 (−2.1)	18.9 (−7.3)	5.9 (−14.5)	−3.1 (−19.5)

Record low °F (°C)	−21 (−29)	−19 (−28)	−4 (−20)	8 (−13)	27 (−3)	34 (1)	43 (6)	38 (3)	29 (−2)	19 (−7)	6 (−14)	−13 (−25)	−21 (−29)

Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.37 (60)	2.03 (52)	2.55 (65)	3.33 (85)	3.52 (89)	4.03 (102)	3.79 (96)	3.41 (87)	4.07 (103)	3.34 (85)	3.14 (80)	2.68 (68)	38.26 (972)

Average snowfall inches (cm)	14.2 (36)	9.3 (24)	9.0 (23)	3.3 (8.4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.1 (0.25)	2.9 (7.4)	7.4 (19)	46.2 (117)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	12.0	11.0	11.8	12.3	13.2	12.8	11.2	11.3	10.2	10.7	11.2	11.5	139.2

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	9.3	7.7	5.0	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.1	7.1	33.0

Average relative humidity (%)	70.1	67.5	63.3	60.4	64.6	70.5	71.1	73.8	75.2	71.6	71.8	72.5	69.4

Mean monthly sunshine hours	130.3	143.7	185.7	210.5	246.9	269.7	285.7	257.2	200.2	173.3	104.3	95.9	2,303.4

Percent possible sunshine	44	48	50	53	55	60	62	60	54	50	35	33	52

Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1964–1990, sun 1961–1990)

Sentence(s)

In Wilkes-Barre, the average annual snowfall is 46.2 inches (117 cm).

final_sentence: In Wilkes-Barre, the average annual snowfall is 46.2 inches (117 cm).