Daytime highs average in the lower 80's while nighttime lows generally drop into the pleasantly cool upper 50's. Nighttime have dropped into the 30's in July and below freezing in June and August, but such occurrences are rare. Cloud cover is at a minimum during the summer with better than 60 percent of available sunshine received while nights are generally clear. The prevailing wind this time of the year is southwest at 8 mph. Rainfall is adequate, falling for the most part as a result of afternoon and evening thunderstorms which occur on the average of 23 days from June through August.
Winters are rather cloudy and cold, due to the increased frequency of cold fronts.
Prevailing winds are west-southwest at 10 mph. Sub-zero readings are observed on about 8 days each winter. The first snowfall of any consequence usually occurs in November or early December. While most storms are limited to a total snowfall of less than 10 inches a few have exceeded 15 inches. The 1969-70 winter produced the greatest total snowfall, 77.6 inches.