Middle Taylor, PA climate
Middle Taylor has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Middle Taylor feels like
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Middle Taylor 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | 3.7" | 23.6" | 17 | 23 | 19° – 36° |
| February | 39° | 20° | 3.2" | 17.5" | 13 | 21 | 18° – 38° |
| March | 48° | 27° | 3.9" | 9.6" | 13 | 12 | 31° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 36° | 4.1" | 2.6" | 12 | 2 | 44° – 55° |
| May | 72° | 46° | 4.4" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53° – 66° |
| June | 79° | 55° | 4.6" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 63° – 69° |
| July | 83° | 59° | 4.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| August | 81° | 58° | 4.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| September | 75° | 51° | 4.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60° – 68° |
| October | 63° | 40° | 3.5" | 1.2" | 11 | 1 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 51° | 31° | 3.4" | 4.8" | 10 | 4 | 35° – 47° |
| December | 40° | 24° | 3.9" | 14.8" | 14 | 16 | 21° – 43° |
| Year | 61° | 39° | 47.6" | 74.1" | 147 | 79 |
“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 Middle Taylor
Middle Taylor gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 147 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 79 days of the year.
About 176 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 21. That leaves about 176 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Middle Taylor
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Middle Taylor, 93% of that work is heating and 7% 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.
Middle Taylor and its neighbors
Middle Taylor borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. West Taylor has the coldest January nights (17°) and Johnstown the hottest July afternoons (83°). Middle Taylor’s January low is 19° and its July high 83°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Middle Taylor 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 Middle Taylor averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Middle Taylor’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 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Middle Taylor’s climate
What is the coldest month in Middle Taylor?
January, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in Middle Taylor?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 59°.
How much snow does Middle Taylor get?
About 74 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Middle Taylor?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 21, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Middle Taylor?
July, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Middle Taylor itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dunlo, PA (11 mi, snow) and Johnstown Cambria Co Airport, PA (5 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.