Loch Lynn Heights, MD climate
Loch Lynn Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 105 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Loch Lynn Heights feels like
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Loch Lynn Heights weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | 3.7" | 30.2" | 17 | 20° – 36° |
| February | 39° | 20° | 3.4" | 22.0" | 14 | 18° – 39° |
| March | 47° | 26° | 4.2" | 19.6" | 15 | 30° – 47° |
| April | 60° | 35° | 4.2" | 3.7" | 15 | 42° – 53° |
| May | 69° | 45° | 5.2" | 0 | 16 | 51° – 63° |
| June | 76° | 53° | 4.8" | 0 | 15 | 61° – 68° |
| July | 79° | 57° | 4.7" | 0 | 13 | 64° – 72° |
| August | 78° | 56° | 4.2" | 0 | 12 | 63° – 71° |
| September | 72° | 49° | 3.8" | 0 | 12 | 58° – 66° |
| October | 61° | 38° | 3.4" | 1.6" | 13 | 47° – 55° |
| November | 49° | 29° | 3.1" | 6.4" | 12 | 33° – 45° |
| December | 40° | 23° | 3.8" | 21.4" | 16 | 21° – 42° |
| Year | 59° | 38° | 48.5" | 104.9" | 171 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Loch Lynn Heights
Loch Lynn Heights gets 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 171 days a year.
About 156 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 9. That leaves about 156 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 75% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Loch Lynn Heights
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Loch Lynn Heights, 92% of that work is heating and 8% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Loch Lynn Heights compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Loch Lynn Heights averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 62% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Loch Lynn Heights’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 21° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Loch Lynn Heights’s climate
What is the coldest month in Loch Lynn Heights?
January, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in Loch Lynn Heights?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 57°. About 1 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Loch Lynn Heights get?
About 105 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Loch Lynn Heights?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 9, and the last spring frost by May 6.
What is the rainiest month in Loch Lynn Heights?
May, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 49 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Loch Lynn Heights itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Oakland 1 Se, MD (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.