Climate · Cass

Cass, PA climate

Cass has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
1688th hottest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
January low
20°
1492nd mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Rain + melted snow
41 in
345th driest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow a winter
23 in
516th least snowy of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year

What a year in Cass feels like

Winter

39° / 23°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

61° / 39°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 19

Summer

82° / 59°
Typical high / low · 11 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

63° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 29
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Cass weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January37°20°2.7" 5.7"106 20° – 37°
February40°22°2.4" 8.5"78 19° – 39°
March49°29°3.4" 2.3"102 33° – 49°
April62°39°3.6" 0110 45° – 56°
May72°48°4.1" 0110 54° – 67°
June80°57°3.9" 0110 64° – 71°
July84°61°3.7" 0100 68° – 77°
August82°60°3.6" 090 67° – 75°
September75°53°4.1" 090 61° – 69°
October64°42°3.5" 0.6"80 49° – 59°
November51°33°2.9" 0.2"90 36° – 47°
December41°25°3.1" 5.5"94 24° – 42°
Year61°41°40.9"22.8"11321

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Cass

Cass gets 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 113 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 21 days of the year.

41 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 54% of U.S. towns
23 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 54% of U.S. towns
21 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 58% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
8.5"
Frost & the growing season

About 194 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 194 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 68% of U.S. towns.

119
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
2
nights below 0° in a normal year
11
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Cass

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cass, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

87%heating
5,684 heating degree daysLess heating than 52% of U.S. towns
835 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 51% of U.S. towns

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.

Around Cass

Cass and its neighbors

Cass borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.1°. Union has the coldest January nights (20°) and Cromwell the hottest July afternoons (86°). Cass’s January low is 20° and its July high 84°.

Tell: January low 21°, July high 85°Dublin: January low 21°, July high 84°Springfield: January low 21°, July high 85°Lincoln: January low 21°, July high 85°Hopewell: January low 21°, July high 85°Carbon: January low 20°, July high 82°Wood: January low 19°, July high 80°Juniata: January low 21°, July high 85°Brady: January low 21°, July high 84°Mapleton: January low 21°, July high 85°Mill Creek: January low 21°, July high 85°Henderson: January low 20°, July high 84°Wayne: January low 21°, July high 85°Mount Union: January low 21°, July high 85°Lack: January low 21°, July high 84°Marklesburg: January low 20°, July high 84°Woodbury: January low 20°, July high 84°Walker: January low 21°, July high 85°Taylor: January low 21°, July high 85°Cromwell: January low 21°, July high 86°Todd: January low 20°, July high 84°Union: January low 20°, July high 83°Shirley: January low 21°, July high 86°Penn: January low 21°, July high 85°Clay: January low 21°, July high 85°Cass: January low 20°, July high 84° CassCromwellToddUnionShirleyPennClay
ColderMilder19° to 21°
Union20.1° −0.2°
Cass20.3°
Todd20.3° same
Penn20.5° +0.2°
Clay20.9° +0.6°
Cromwell21.0° +0.7°
Shirley21.2° +0.9°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Cass compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 60% of U.S. towns1688th hottest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Winter cold20° January low
Milder than 55% of U.S. towns1492nd mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Precipitation41" a year
Wetter than 54% of U.S. towns345th driest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow23" a winter