Winter in Harrisburg is rather cold: January, the coldest month and the only one averaging above freezing, has a daily mean temperature of . A major snowstorm can also occasionally occur, and some winters snowfall totals can exceed while in other winters the region may receive very little snowfall. The largest snowfall on a single calendar day was on January 23, 2016, recorded at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, while the snowiest month on record was February 2010 with , recorded at the same location. Overall Harrisburg receives an average of of snow per winter. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Harrisburg was on January 21, 1994. Spring is also a nice time of year for outdoor activities. Precipitation is well-distributed and generous in most months, though July is clearly the wettest and February the driest.